Indonesia completes ferry fire rescue operation, five dead, agency says
Rescuers have recovered 229 people and five bodies as they search for 28 missing passengers after the ferry fire, officials said.
- Indonesian rescuers continued searching for missing passengers on Monday after a fire broke out on the Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry off Java, leaving at least five people dead.
- The ferry was traveling from Surabaya to Makassar when a blaze reportedly ignited in a truck on the lower deck. Survivor Ahmad Abdul Karim said flames spread quickly, forcing passengers to the bow.
- Officials are struggling to determine the exact number of missing people because the passenger count exceeded the ship's official manifest. Initial reports listed 232 passengers and 39 crew members, but actual numbers remain unclear.
- Rescuers successfully evacuated 229 survivors to the Port of Gapura Surya Nusantara, while Police, the Navy, and rescue teams deployed seven boats and one helicopter to search an area extending 16km.
- Indonesia relies heavily on ferry transport across its 17,000 islands, yet accidents occur frequently. Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of this fire, citing weak safety enforcement as a primary concern.
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(Jakarta=Yonhap News) Correspondent Son Hyun-kyu = Five people died in a passenger ship fire that recently occurred off the coast of East Java, Indonesia, but the remaining 233 passengers were all rescued...
Five dead after fire engulfs Indonesian ferry
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AlKhaleej TodayIndonesia ferry fire toll confirmed at five after all survivors accounted for
SURABAYA, Aug 4 — All survivors of a passenger ferry that caught fire off Indonesia’s Java island over the weekend have been accounted for, an official said today, confirming five dead in the incident.The total number of passengers and crew recovered — dead or alive — matched the manifest of the ferry that left the port of Surabaya on Sunday, National Search and Rescue Agency head Mohammad Syafii told reporters, as the last rescue vessel returne…
Indonesia completes ferry fire rescue operation, five dead, agency says
Indonesian rescuers have evacuated 233 of the 238 passengers and crew trapped on a ferry that caught fire off the country's Madura island on Sunday, the search and rescue agency said on Tuesday, with the total death toll at five.
With 5 dead, Indonesia completes ferry fire rescue operation: Agency - The Tribune
Indonesian rescuers have evacuated 233 of the 238 passengers and crewtrapped on a ferry that caught fire off the country’s Madura island on Sunday, the search and rescue agency said on Tuesday, with the total death toll at five. The KM Mutiara Sentosa 2 was travelling from Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya in East Java […]
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