Ferry Sinks Near Bali With Dozens Missing, No Australians Aboard, Officials Say

A passenger ferry sank shortly after leaving for Bali, with 65 people and 22 vehicles on board.

Frogman Forces Command personnel of the Indonesian Navy patrol during a rehearsal a day before the opening ceremony for the Komodo 2025 multilateral naval exercise at Denpasar, in Indonesia's Bali island on Feb. 15, 2025. Sonny Tumbelaka/AFP via Getty Images

No Australians were among the victims of a ferry disaster off the coast of Indonesia that left four dead and 30 missing, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed.

In a statement released on July 3, DFAT  expressed its “sincere condolences to those impacted by the ferry accident in the Bali Strait” and said the Australian Consulate-General in Bali was receiving regular updates from local authorities.