Banyuwangi, July 9 -- A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team recovered two bodies believed to be victims of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sinking at Pebuahan Beach, Jembrana Regency, Bali Province, on Wednesday morning.

Deputy for Search and Rescue Operations and Preparedness at the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Ribut Eko Suyanto, received a report from the joint SAR team at Gilimanuk Port, Bali, received a report that fishermen first discovered the bodies, and the SAR team then moved to retrieve them.

"The bodies, suspected to be victims of the sinking, were found at around 7:00 a.m. local time, approximately 13 miles from where the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank," he stated during a press conference at Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi ...