Four people have died, and at least 61 people are still missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Bali.

A search and rescue helicopter has been deployed to the scene to aid 13 underwater rescuers.

Strong currents and winds are making search efforts difficult.

The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya was carrying 65 people when it sank near the Indonesian island.

A search and rescue helicopter has been deployed to the scene to aid 13 underwater rescuers

Eka Toniansyah was was on the ship when it sank late last night.

He said: "The ferry tilted and immediately sank.Most of the passengers were from Indonesia. I was with my father. My father is dead."

The nationalities of the other passengers remain unconfirmed.

It is believed there were no foreigners on board.

Four people have died, and at least 61 people are still missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Bali late last night

A video shared by the national rescue agency Basarnas appeared to show a local fishing boat carrying a body to shore.

Nanang Sigit, head of Java-based Surabaya search and rescue agency, said that rescuers would follow the currents and expand the search area if there were still unaccounted-for people by the end of the day.

He added: "For today’s search, we are still focusing on search above the water where initial victims were found."

The country's Government has blamed "bad weather" for the incident.

Strong currents and winds are making search efforts difficult