Bali Fast Boat Sinks Carrying 89 Tourists

The events took place at around 4.30 pm on Wednesday 4th June. The shocking turn of events was extremely distressing for tourists aboard the ship, preparing to embark on its journey to Sanur. The boat, named Tanis, was hit by a strong wave as the anchor was released from Tanjung Sanghyang Port. The Bali Sun rwported.

Less than an hour earlier the ship had arrived from Sanur Port and safely dropped off a full contingent of passengers. Once all the passengers had disembarked, the passengers returning from Nusa Lembongan began the boarding process and everything was deemed to have been safe and normal.

It was only when the anchor was pulled that the situation became incredibly scary very quickly indeed as the boat was hit by a huge wave, causing the vessel to overturn and as tourists scrambled to jump back onto the dock, the boat started to sink. 

Footage recorded by passengers aboard the ship is now widely circulating online. Passengers can be heard in distress, while others shout for those on board to calm down. Some passengers can be seen wearing life jackets, while others are scrambling to grab their bags and valuables.

Aboard the Tanis at the time of the incident, there were 77 international tourists and 12 Indonesian tourists. Local residents and staff from Tanjung Sanghyang Port also jumped into action to help the passengers out of the water and to jump off the sinking ship.