JAKARTA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Six people were confirmed dead, 24 remain missing and 35 others have survived after a passenger ship sank in Indonesia's Bali Strait on Wednesday night, according to Gusti Ayu Ketut Wijayanti, spokesperson for the Search and Rescue Office in Bali.

Search and rescue operations were suspended on Thursday evening due to nightfall and will resume on Friday, Wijayanti said.

All recovered victims have been transported to a hospital in Jembrana Regency, Bali.■