Indonesian ferry sinks off Bali, 9 people die
JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A small Indonesian ferry sank off the resort island of Bali on Wednesday, killing nine people while three others are still missing, the official news agency Antara reported.
Antara quoted local police as saying that the ship, carrying 29 people, was probably hit by bad weather, although they did not rule out the possibility the ship was overloaded with cargo.
The ship was travelling from Kelungkung in east Bali to Nusa Penida Island which is located about 26 miles southeast of the island. Antara did not give further details.
Indonesia relies heavily on ferry services to connect the main islands in the archipelago, the world’s largest.
But accidents are common, largely due to years of under-investment in infrastructure and a tendency to overload ferries. (Reporting by Gde Anugrah Arka, editing by Sara Webb and Sanjeev Miglani)
