Dhaka, July 3 -- Rescue operations were underway on Thursday to locate 29 missing people after a ferry sank off Indonesia's popular resort island of Bali, leaving at least five dead.

According to the National Search and Rescue Agency, 31 people were rescued from the vessel, which had 53 passengers and 12 crew members on board when it sank on Wednesday night.

"The ferry is completely submerged, and there's a chance some people are trapped inside. However, for now, we're concentrating the search on the water's surface," said Nanang Sigit, head of the Surabaya Search and Rescue team.

The five recovered bodies will be returned to their families in Banyuwangi, East Java, Sigit added.

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