Global InformationSinking of MV Marina Baru 2B information
 MV Marina Baru 2B prior to its sinking, seen at a dock in Makassar | |
| Date | 19 December 2015 |
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| Time | 13:30 – 16:30 (UTC+8) |
| Location | 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) from Siwa Harbor, Bone Bay, South Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 03°46′00″S 120°39′00″E / 3.76667°S 120.65000°E |
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| Deaths | 65 confirmed |
| Missing | 12 (presumed dead) |
| Passengers and crews | 112 |
| Survivors | 45 |
The sinking of MV Marina Baru 2B occurred just after noon on 19 December 2015. The high speed vessel carrying 112 passengers and crew sank off the coast of Bone, South Sulawesi in inclement weather conditions. A nine-day search and rescue operation, conducted by authorities, successfully rescued 45 survivors and recovered 65 bodies from the sea. Twelve people were declared missing and presumed dead.
The sinking was the deadliest shipwreck of 2015 in Indonesia and one of the worst in South Sulawesi. Multiple survivors stated that rough waves managed to damage the ferry's hull and flooded the vessel.
On 8 March 2018, the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee published the final report. They blamed bad weather as the main cause of the disaster, producing waves higher than the safe limit height for the ferry, which is two metres (6 ft 7 in). Due to this, a massive amount of water quickly flooded the ferry. Contributing to the disaster were design flaws in the ferry's structure and the poor handling of the emergency by the crew.