Two dead, 43 missing after ferry sinks near Bali, AP reports

(Reuters) -Two people died and 43 were missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.

The boat KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving East Java’s Ketapang port late on Wednesday, AP said citing a statement from the National Search and Rescue Agency.

(Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kim Coghill)