Tourists Die After Fast Boat Explodes in Bali

At least two people are dead as well as also 14 have been injured after a fast boat exploded en route through East Bali to the Gili Islands.

The Gili Cat 2 fast boat is actually reported to have held 35 passengers, most of whom were expats as well as also foreign nationals. The boat was on its way to Gili Trawangan when the explosion took place.

One Indonesian person as well as also one Dutch person were killed inside incident, while the media reports the boat carried citizens through Australia, Korea, Britain, France as well as also Germany. Bali police spokesman Made Sudana said the boat experienced an engine malfunction, which caused the idea to blow. The boat had just pushed off, as well as also was only about 200 metres out of Padangbai harbour when the idea exploded.

Karangasem police chief, Sugeng Sudarso told reporters which victims were being evacuated to a clinic in Manggis Village, as well as also which many were injured. The boat has been brought back to shore. Bali Berkarya reports which one of the injured passengers died on the way to the hospital, as well as also more than a dozen are suffering through burns.

In June 2015, a ferry on the way to Bali also exploded, injuring several Australian expats. An engine on the Wahana Gili Ocean 4, which held 129 passengers, exploded between Lombok as well as also Bali.

Featured image via gili-fastboat; video via pqkfw

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Tourists Die After Fast Boat Explodes in Bali

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