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Breaking: Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire

Breaking: Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire
ABC Australia Sunday 02 August 2026, 10:09 UTC 1 min read
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Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire, authorities say Posted Sun 2 Aug 2026 at 8:09pm Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry with 271 people on board caught fire while at sea on Sunday, search and rescue officials said. The captain reported the fire as the vessel sailed from Indonesia's second-largest city, Surabaya in East Java, to Makassar in South Sulawesi, according to Basarnas, the National Search and Rescue Agency. It is...

Five dead, 41 missing after Indonesian ferry catches fire, authorities say Posted Sun 2 Aug 2026 at 8:09pm Five people have been found dead and 41 are missing after an Indonesian ferry with 271 people on board caught fire while at sea on Sunday, search and rescue officials said. The captain reported the fire as the vessel sailed from Indonesia's second-largest city, Surabaya in East Java, to Makassar in South Sulawesi, according to Basarnas, the National Search and Rescue Agency. It is unclear how the ferry caught fire. A search and rescue operation is still ongoing, the National Search and Rescue Agency said. AFP/Reuters Loading
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