Over 200 people were rescued and one is still missing after a passenger ferry sustained a massive fire while underway in Indonesia’s Molucca Sea, on Saturday.
The passenger ferry ‘KM Karya Indah’ was en route from Ternate, North Maluku, to Sanana, on the remote island of Sulabes, when a fire broke out early on Saturday morning.
Dramatic footage from Indonesia’s search and rescue forces showed the vessel engulfed in smoke and fire as passengers in life vests jumped from the deck to lifeboats.
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The latest update by search and rescue officials says 274 people had been rescued and taken to a nearby village, while one person was still missing. The search is ongoing.
Initial estimations suggest the fire may have started in the engine room, but the exact cause of the incident is under investigation.
