2 Chinese Foreigners Died, 1 Person Disappeared In Ship Accident In Sanur Bali

Basarnas and a team of volunteers were near the wreck of the Dolphin II fast boat which was previously reported to have sunk and ran aground in the entrance to the port of Sanur, Bali, Tuesday (6/8/2025) (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Basarnas evacuated dozens of passengers and two of them were foreign nationals (foreigners) from China who died in a Dolphin II fast boat accident in the waters of Sanur, Bali.

Basarnas Operations and Training Director, Edy Prakoso, confirmed that as many as 80 people who were on board when the incident occurred, they consisted of 73 local residents and two foreigners from China and five crew members (ABK).

"The latest data of 77 people declared safe, two died, and one person is still being searched today," said Edy, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, August 6.

The victims who died were identified as Shi Guo Hong (20) and Hanqing Yu (37), both men with Chinese citizenship.

Meanwhile, the victim who is still being searched is a resident named Kadek Adi (23).

Basarnas reported that as many as 15 survivors were being treated at Bali Mandara Hospital, East Denpasar District, due to injuries and conditions after the accident.

This incident occurred when the Dolphin II fast boat was sailing from Nusa Penida Harbor to Sanur Harbor.

The ship was later reported to have sunk and ran aground in the entrance channel to the destination port on Tuesday (6/8) at around 15.00 WITA, because it was suspected that after being hit by a big wave.

This information was first received by the Denpasar SAR Office from the Bali Province BPBD Pusdalops at 16.25 WITA.

Head of the Denpasar SAR Office I Nyoman Sidakarya deployed eight personnel with complete equipment including thermal drones, consisting of a ground team and a search team at sea using a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) that is part of other SAR potentials.