Three victims claimed a fire that caught the personal ferry of KM Barcelona 5 on Sunday at noon local time during his regular cruise from the port of Melonguana to Manadometropolis of the province of North Sulawesi. More than 560 people managed to evacuate, AP reported, referring to Admiral Franky Pasuna Sihombing, commander of the Maritime Base in Manada.
A coastal guard boat, six rescue vessels and several inflatable boats were deployed in the rescue operation, Sihombing said. The crews of these vessels pulled many people out of the water and transported them to the nearby islands. Several survivors in the rescue vests were also saved by local fishermen.
Photos and videos capturing videos were posted on social networks Frightened passengers, mostly dressed in rescue vests as they jump into the sea, while orange flames and black smoke roll from a burning ship.
568 people saved from the burning ferry, three of them did not survive.
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No injuries or missing were immediately reported. The authorities previously stated that five people died, but the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Authority (Basarnas) on Monday morning He corrected the number of victims after two passengers, including a two -month -old child, originally reported as dead, rescued.
The fire that was formed on the ferry corner was extinguished within an hour. According to official data, the ferry was supposed to transport only 280 passengers and 15 crew members, but Basarnas confirmed that 568 people were saved and three dead bodies were pulled out; There is also a pregnant woman among the victims.
In Indonesia, it is common that the number of passengers on ships or ferries differs from official lists, which contributes to accidents and complicates search and rescue events. As Indonesia is decomposed into more than 17,000 islands, ferries are commonly transported there. Similar misfortunes occur regularly and are often caused by insufficient security measures.
