Packed Tourist Ferry Sinks Off Popular Vacation Spot
A dream vacation turned into a horrific nightmare when a ferry boat carrying almost 100 passengers capsized and sent tourists overboard fighting for their lives.
The boat had just left for the isle of Nusa Lembongan from Bali on Wednesday afternoon when a large wave hit the back of the ferry boat, causing it capsize. Footage captured showed passengers kicking windows inside the ferry in an effort to climb out and escape the quick-sinking vessel carrying some 89 passengers.
The tourists on board could be heard screaming as rescue boats raced to the scene. A hoard of passengers could be seen on the bow of the ship realizing something horribly wrong was happening.
According to multiple reports, the 125-seat boat dubbed The Tannis was carrying 77 foreigners and 12 were Indonesian.
By some miracle, reports say there were no casualties nor serious injuries.
Nevertheless, the terrifying incident was accentuated by the lack of an exit plan, according to a passenger who was on board with his wife and two kids.
'The one point of exit was literally a small little hatch,' the man said in an interview with Australia's 9 News. "So, I think the people, particularly in the back where the water was coming in, were in a real panic state.'
As if things weren't bad enough, there wasn't enough room for everyone to find refuge in the rescue boats that did show up, and one witness said a majority of the people on board couldn't swim.
Packed Tourist Ferry Sinks Off Popular Vacation Spot first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 5, 2025
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