A Search and Rescue (SAR) vehicle is seen after the ship Yunicee sank at Gilimanuk seaport in Bali, Indonesia, June 30, 2021. Six people were killed as the ship Yunicee with 41 passengers and 15 crew members aboard went down in waters off Bali Island of Indonesia on Tuesday and the evacuation has been under way, a rescuer and a senior police officer said. (Photo by Bisinglasi/Xinhua)
JAKARTA, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed as a passenger ship with dozens of people on board went down in waters off Bali Island of Indonesia on Tuesday and the evacuation has been under way, a rescuer and a senior police officer said.
The ship Yunicee with 41 passengers and 15 crew members aboard sank before reaching its destination of Gilimanuk seaport in Bali on Tuesday evening, head of Operation Affairs of Search and Rescue Office in East Java Province I Wayan Suyatna, told Xinhua via phone.
"We got information about the accident at 7:06 p.m. local time and our personnel immediately headed to the scene," he said, citing that the ship departed from Ketapang seaport in nearby East Java province.
Unfavorable weather conditions were believed to be the cause of the accident. "The waves were very high. The weather was very bad during the accident in the evening," said Suyatna.
"Six people were killed, including three males and three females," head of the Jembrana district police in Gilimanuk, Bali, I Ketut Gede Adi Wibawa, told Xinhua via phone.
The bodies of the victims were brought to the nearby health clinic, the police officer said.
So far 44 people have been rescued safely and six are still missing, said Ketut. Enditem
