Bali: Explosion on boat kills one German tourist

An explosion on a tourist boat off the Indonesian island of Bali has killed at least one German tourist and injured 19 other people, police say.

A "short circuit" near the fuel tank might have been the cause, officials said, ruling out a bomb.
The boat was carrying at least 30 passengers, all foreigners, and four crew, and was heading to the nearby holiday island of Gili Trawangan.

Indonesia has a poor maritime safety record and fatal accidents are common.
Among the passengers were 17 Britons and tourists from France, Italy, Portugal, Ireland and Spain, Agence France-Presse reported.

The explosion on the Gili Cat 2 boat happened 200m after it departed Padang Bai port in eastern Bali, according to police.
"Based on the testimony [from passengers] and from what I saw on the scene, the explosion came from the fuel tank," local police chief Sugeng Sudarso said.
"Above it was a battery, maybe there was a short circuit that affected the fuel tank."

The explosion, he said, shattered the boat's rear windows and upended seating. The passenger died from head injuries, he added.
A spokesman for the British embassy in Jakarta said it was providing assistance to British nationals injured in the blast, AFP reported.

Curtesy of BBC News