Twenty green turtles found on an empty boat swam off Serangan

Twenty protected green sea turtles went back into the sea off Serangan on October 13. The Associated Press reported that Bali marine police had found 22 of the turtles alive on Saturday on an empty boat, apparently left behind when the people aboard fled a patrol. Officers checked the animals at a conservation center on Serangan, also called Turtle Island, then carried them to the shoreline.

The AP said the turtles were lifted in blue cloths and taken by a small truck to the water. Green turtles are protected in Indonesia. The release was 20 of the 22 animals found on the boat, after those checks. The story the AP told is that return to the water. It did not describe the condition of the two that were not released that day, and it did not name anyone in custody.