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Four Dead in Indonesian Ferry Fire
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Four Dead in Indonesian Ferry Fire

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Four passengers died and 218 were evacuated after the KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry caught fire in waters north of Sumenep, Madura.
  • The ferry, traveling from Surabaya to Makassar, was carrying approximately 250 passengers when the incident occurred.
  • Search and rescue operations involved multiple agencies and vessels, with the fire reportedly starting around 6-7 a.m. local time.

Four passengers have died after a ferry caught fire in Indonesian waters. The KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry, en route from Surabaya to Makassar, was carrying around 250 people when the blaze erupted Sunday morning in the waters north of Sumenep, Madura.

Authorities confirmed that 218 passengers were evacuated, with four fatalities and 214 survivors. The alarm was raised around 8:24 a.m. local time when the Surabaya SAR office received information from the Tanjung Perak harbormaster. The ferry operator, PT Atosim Lampung Pelayaran, also confirmed the incident shortly after.

Initial reports from the ferry operator indicated the captain reported a fire around 6 to 7 a.m. Communication with the captain was subsequently lost. A multi-agency search and rescue operation was launched, involving vessels like KN SAR 249 Permadi and coordinating with various maritime authorities to locate the ferry, which was last confirmed to be 19 nautical miles north of Buruan Island.

218 people were evacuated. 214 survived and four died.

— Hendra SudirmanHead of Public Relations and General Affairs at Basarnas, confirming the number of evacuated passengers and fatalities.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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