Banyuwangi, July 4 -- The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team has expanded the search for dozens of victims from the sinking of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya ship in the Bali Strait on Friday.

The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, which was carrying 53 passengers, 12 crew members, and 22 vehicles, sank on the Ketapang Port (Banyuwangi)-Gilimanuk Port (Bali) route on Wednesday, July 2, at around 11:35 p.m. local time.

Deputy for Search and Rescue Operations, Basarnas Readiness, First Admiral Ribut Eko Suyanto stated in Banyuwangi, East Java, on Friday that on the second day following the Tunu Ship's sinking, the joint SAR team continued searching for victims by maximizing the use of main SAR operation tools.

"SAR operations are being conducted simultan...