Two dead, five Australians injured after tourist boat capsizes in Bali

The Australian

18 hours ago

The Australian government has given an update on five Australians who were thrown into the water when a boat carrying 80 people capsized off Bali.
Two people have died and another is still missing in the aftermath of the tragedy.
The fast boat was carrying 75 passengers – including at least five Australians – and five crew members when it got caught in a large surf off Sanur in southeast Bali at about 5pm AEST Tuesday.
Two have died and scores of others are injured after a boat capsized in Bali.
There were 80 people on board when the boat flipped. Picture: 9News
The boat, named Fast Boat Dolphin II, had crossed from Nusa Penida and was about 100m from its destination port in Sanur when the boat flipped.
The passengers were thrown into the water, with locals scrambling to pull them out of the ocean.
A Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) spokesman told NewsWire they were aware of the incident and working with local authorities in Bali.
'The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed the welfare of a small number of Australians who were on board the vessel,' they said.
'We are working with local authorities to confirm no other Australians were affected and stand ready to provide consular assistance should it be required.'
Passengers were seen being escorted off the rescue boats. Picture: 9News
Horrifying footage showed the distressed passengers loaded into inflatable rescue boats and scrambling to leave the water, with one woman carried to the shore seemingly unconscious.
Head of the Denpasar Search and Rescue team I Nyoman Sidakarya confirmed two Chinese nationals had died in the incident, and one crew member was still missing.
The boat threw the passengers into the water. Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi / AFP
The rescue team said 14 people had been transported to hospital.
'We received the initial report to the Bali Province Disaster Management Operations Center (Pusdalops PB) at 4.25pm,' he said.
'We are continuing to gather information regarding the number of passengers and their current condition.'
Dozens of people have been injured in the incident.
Maritime accidents are common in Indonesia due to poorly regulated safety rules, overcrowding and rough sea conditions.
Smartraveller warns Australians travelling to Indonesia to be cautious of rough seas and strong rips at tourist beaches.
In March, a 39-year-old Australian woman was killed and two others were injured after a snorkelling boat capsized off the coats of Bali.