--- description: A sixth diver has been found dead, and the fate of the seventh remains unknown title: 5 Missing Japanese Scuba Divers Found Off Bali image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1338d2001c9ae86/698682af55a859257ba7f693/japan-scuba-diver.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [indonesia](/tag/indonesia/) ## indonesia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 5 Missing Japanese Scuba Divers Found Off Bali  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 18, 2014 9:09 AM CUT  One of the rescued Japanese scuba drivers arrives in Sanur, on the Indonesian island of Bali, on Feb. 17, 2014. One of the rescued Japanese scuba drivers arrives in Sanur, on the Indonesian island of Bali, on Feb. 17, 2014.Agung Parameswara—Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 18, 2014 9:09 AM CUT **Correction appended Feb. 19, 2014; 12:00 a.m. EST** Five of the seven Japanese scuba divers who went missing on Friday have resurfaced alive off the coast of the Indonesian island of Bali. According to the [_Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/17/four-japanese-scuba-divers-found-alive-bali "undefined"), the group drifted through 20 km of open sea, buffeted by wind, rain and powerful currents. Three days later fishermen spotted the survivors clinging atop a coral reef. They were rescued later on Monday and treated for abrasions, severe sunburn and dehydration. The sixth member of the diving team was found dead on Tuesday, floating off of the southeastern tip of the holiday island. Indonesian rescue workers have yet to determine the whereabouts of the seventh member, [according](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26247693 "undefined") to the BBC. _Correction: An earlier version of this post_ _misstated the number of survivors based on a inaccurate police report that stated that all had been rescued. Officials mistook two of their own staff, waving at a distance, for the two remaining divers. They later amended the number of survivors to five._ \[[BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26224508 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/8178/seven-missing-scuba-divers-resurface-off-bali/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/8178/seven-missing-scuba-divers-resurface-off-bali/"},"headline":"5 Missing Japanese Scuba Divers Found Off Bali","datePublished":"2014-02-18T09:09:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:25:37.357Z","description":"A sixth diver has been found dead, and the fate of the seventh remains unknown","url":"https://time.com/8178/seven-missing-scuba-divers-resurface-off-bali/","keywords":["indonesia","Accident","Japanese","Bali","Missing","Ocean"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1338d2001c9ae86/698682af55a859257ba7f693/japan-scuba-diver.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1338d2001c9ae86/698682af55a859257ba7f693/japan-scuba-diver.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"One of the rescued Japanese scuba drivers arrives in Sanur, on the Indonesian island of Bali, on Feb. 17, 2014.","caption":"One of the rescued Japanese scuba drivers arrives in Sanur, on the Indonesian island of Bali, on Feb. 17, 2014.","creditText":"Agung Parameswara—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/indonesia/","name":"indonesia"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/8178/seven-missing-scuba-divers-resurface-off-bali/","name":"5 Missing Japanese Scuba Divers Found Off Bali"}}]}] ```