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Indonesia resumes search for 30 missing ferry passengers

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July 13, 2025

Indonesian rescuers are battling strong currents on Friday as they resume the search for 30 people still missing at sea about 35 hours after a ferry sank killing at least six people, officials said.

The ferry named KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya was carrying 65 people, all Indonesians, when it sank about 30 minutes after setting sail from East Java bound for the holiday island of Bali on Wednesday night, said search and rescue agency official Ribut Eko Suyatno. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. Twenty-nine survivors were rescued on Thursday before the search was called off due to poor visibility.Dayu Made Silawati, 55, said her husband, Dewa Gede Adyana Putra Usia, was travelling o

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