Jakarta, July 8 -- The death toll from a passenger ship sinking in Indonesia's Bali Strait last Wednesday evening has risen to 10, according to senior rescue officials.
"The number of casualties has reached 10 today. Thirty passengers were saved and 25 others are still missing," I Nyoman Sidakarya, head of the Search and Rescue Office in Bali, told Xinhua.
He said today's search and rescue efforts would include underwater operations involving several divers and vessels equipped with underwater detection technology.
"Surface searches are still ongoing, using ships and rigid inflatable boats," Nyoman added.
"Aerial searches are also being conducted." Novita Nirmala, a senior official from the Search and Rescue Office in East J...