Ferry wreck found upside down in Bali Strait; 17 still missing

A search-and-rescue team has located the wreck of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry on the seabed of the Bali Strait using an underwater drone, after the vessel which was headed to the Indonesian resort island of Bali sank just before midnight on July 2.

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JAKARTA — A search-and-rescue team has located the wreck of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ferry on the seabed of the Bali Strait using an underwater drone, after the vessel which was headed to the Indonesian resort island of Bali sank just before midnight on July 2.

Second Fleet Sea Combat Task Force commander Endra Hartono confirmed that the vessel was found upside down during a monitoring operation on July 12. The discovery came after four underwater search attempts, hindered by strong currents in the strait.

The wreck was located approximately 3.9km from the site of the accident by a drone operated by the Indonesian Navy.