Ferry sinks in rough seas near Bali; 7 dead and 11 missing

Rescuers are searching for 11 people missing after a ferry sank near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali

DENPASAR, Indonesia -- Rescuers on Wednesday were searching for 11 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry sank near Indonesia’s resort island of Bali. Seven bodies have been recovered and 39 people were rescued, many of them unconscious after drifting in choppy waters for hours. The KMP Yunice sank about half an hour after leaving East Java’s Ketapang port late Tuesday, Bali Search and Rescue Agency chief Gede Darmada said. It was bound for Bali’s Gilimanuk port, a 50-kilometer (30-mile) trip. It carried 41 passengers, 13 crew members and 3 canteen waiters, the National Search and Rescue Agency said Wednesday, revising earlier numbers. The agency said 39 people were rescued and at least seven bodies were recovered.