A ferry catches fire off the coast of Indonesia’s Madura Island, and at least five people die while 41 remain missing, according to search and rescue officials. Multiple outlets report that the incident occurs while the vessel is at sea and that responders carry out a major search and rescue operation to locate passengers and crew believed to be in the water. BBC Sport reports the ferry has 271 people on board, while some other coverage cites lower figures around 250 people, though all accounts are consistent that the ship carries a large number of passengers and that only a portion are accounted for after the blaze. Rescue teams work to trace missing people and assess the scene following the fire. The cause of the fire is not confirmed in the reports summarized, with Deutsche Welle noting that the cause remains unclear. The latest information across outlets focuses on the confirmed death toll, the number of missing, and ongoing efforts to find survivors and recover those lost.
Five dead and 41 missing after ferry fire off Indonesia’s Madura Island
A ferry catches fire off the coast of Indonesia’s Madura Island, and at least five people die while 41 remain missing, according to search and rescue officials. Multiple outlets report that the incide...
- A ferry catches fire off Indonesia’s Madura Island while at sea.
- At least five people die, and 41 people are reported missing.
- Search and rescue operations are underway to locate missing passengers and crew.
- The ferry carries about 250–271 people, according to different reports.
- The cause of the fire is not established in the available reporting.
Rescue teams scour a 20-mile stretch of sea as families wait for news of missing relatives following Sunday’s deadly ferry fire.
Indonesian rescuers searched for possible missing passengers on Monday after rescuing 231 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead. Passengers described leaping overboard and staying afloat for hours before rescue. The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was travelling from Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya in East Java to the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi. Initial reports said it was carrying 271 people, including 39...
1 month agoMore than 230 rescued but officials don't know how many were aboard the ferry.
1 month agoIndonesian rescuers searched for possible missing passengers Monday after rescuing 231 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead. Passengers described leaping overboard and staying afloat for hours before rescue.
1 month agoIndonesia ferry fire: search on for missing after five die off Java
1 month agoThe vessel was also loaded with 180 vehicles, mostly trucks.
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