Rescuers in Indonesia were searching for 29 people who were missing after a ferry sank and five people died near the resort island of Bali.

Indonesian rescuers on Thursday temporarily halted a search for 30 people still missing after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the island of Bali with the loss of six lives, the national search and rescue agency said.

The ship was carrying 65 people when it sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island, a popular tourist destination.