At least 4 people are dead and others almost forty are missing after the wreck yesterday Wednesday, off the famous Bali tourist resort in Indonesia

The ship was heading to northern Bali, departing from Banjuangi, on the east coast of Java, carrying 65 people and 22 vehicles. Authorities have not clarified whether strangers were among the passengers.

“Twenty -three people were rescued, 4 are dead,” Rama Samtama Putra, head of the city in Banjuangi, in eastern Java, summarized to the French agency.

The route covers about 50 kilometers (30 miles) crossing Bali’s narrow.

Rescue crews pulled 23 people from the sea and continued this morning research operations in order to find any survivors.

Nine vessels have been sent to the research area, including two tugs and two inflatable rescue vessels. Crews have been facing waves up to 2 meters since the investigations began late Wednesday night.

Rescue Teams Arrive for a Massive Search and Rescue After a Ferry Carrying 65 People Has Sank in the Bali Strait, This Happened Very Quick After Departure from the Ketapang Port in East Java. pic.twitter.com/eu14ottboy

As the local media transmits, the Kmp Tunu Pratama Jayawhich sailed from the port of Ketapang in eastern Java late on Wednesday, sank in less than 30 minutes after his departure while heading to Gilimanuk port in Bali.

Fortable ship accidents are a constant danger to Indonesia, an archipelago with more than 17,000 islands where ferries are a vital means of transport despite the improper implementation of the security regulations. Overload and poor maintenance have contributed to frequent marine disasters over the years.

In March, a boatman carrying 16 people in the midst of a sea, also off the island of Bali, a particularly popular tourist destination. A woman, a national Australian, lost her life and at least another man was injured.

In 2018, over 150 people lost their lives at the ferry wreck in Lake Toba, from the deepest in the world, in Sumatra.