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Passengers, crew jump overboard as ferry with 200 aboard gets consumed by INFERNO off Indonesian island (VIDEO)
A large ferry with some 200 people on board caught fire on Saturday while sailing to a remote Indonesian island. Passengers and the crew had to jump into the sea to escape the flames but, amazingly, no one died in the incident.
The ferry, named KM Karya Indah, was heading early on Saturday for Sanana, a port on the remote island of Limafatola in northeastern Indonesia when a fire broke out on board. The blaze started just 15 minutes after the vessel left the port in Ternate, the provincial capital of North Maluku province.
Ada Uang Rp20 Miliar di KM Karya Indah yang TerbakarSabtu (29/5/2021)Ternate, https://t.co/sNLFZR9MQD -- Kebakaran hebat di kapal KM Karya Indah di perairan Lif Matola, Pulau Mangoli, Kabupaten Kepulauan Sula, Provinsi Maluku Utara, Sabtu (29/5/2021). pic.twitter.com/tKRqxjlkZY
— @YudiAbdulRohim (@YudiAbdulRohim1) May 29, 2021
The flames quickly engulfed the large vessel, forcing the people on board to seek salvation in the sea. Videos published on social media show people sitting in rescue rafts as well as those in the water clinging to floating objects looking at the fire raging on board the ferry, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky.
Telah diperoleh informasi 08.18 WIT, terjadi kebakaran KM. Karya Indah di perairan Kab. Kepulauan Sula, provinsi Maluku Utara tepat nya di seputaran pulau lifmatola dengan rute tujuan dari Ternate menuju Sanana kab kepulauan Sula kondisi masih dalam proses efakuasi. pic.twitter.com/vhsULOtDOg
— Verjian Samloy Santos (@VerjianS) May 29, 2021
Luckily, no lives were lost in the incident, as all 181 passengers, including 22 children, and 14 crew members were rescued and evacuated to a nearby island, according to Wisnu Wardana, a spokesperson for the Indonesian sea transportation directorate general. He also said that fishing boats operating in the area had promptly joined the rescue efforts.
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