Passengers jump for their lives as fire engulfs Indonesian ferry
At least five people died after a fire in Indonesia.
KMI Barcelona ship on Sunday at 13:30 local time on the shore of the island of Sulawesi Island after burning about 200 passengers were rescued from the water.
The coastal security of the country, said that a pregnant woman was among those killed.
The Blaze’s images showed that the images were poured out of the ship, while the Coast Guard boats and fishermen still waited to save passengers on board.
In another video, Abdul Rahdad Agu, who survived the incident, showed that he had clung to a small child in the sea, while other passengers wearing monsters jumped from the burning ship to the water. In the background, it is clear that most of the surviving passengers are troubled when waiting for help.
Indonesian Fleet Command commander Adm VIDM Denıh Hendrata, three navy ships were deployed to help rescue efforts and 284 passengers and crew members were evacuated, he said.
The ferry was traveling from Talaud Islands to Manado City, and when he took flame, he was about an hour away from Likupang.
Vice President Hendrata said that the navy was still focusing on evacuation efforts ”and the cause of the fire was investigated.
Passengers in the orange life vests jumped from the burning ferry and fisherman boats broke the survivors from the water – Viralpress
Local fishermen and inhabitants helped the rescue operation to evacuate the survivors to the nearby islands.
Manado Search and Rescue Agency President George Leo Mercy Randang told AFP: uz We give priority to recovery before the delay ”.
According to Bakamla, Indonesia’s Naval Security Agency, those injured were taken to the nearest health facility.
Total passengers and crew members in the ferry are not known and there is no emergency injury report.
Coast Guard was warned and rescue teams helped those who were at the sea at the scene – Viralpress
Ferries are a common way to travel in Indonesia, which is more than 17,000 Island Architects. Sea accidents are frequently attributed to bad safety standards and bad weather conditions.
Last month, at least 19 people died after a ferry from Bali, Indonesia Resort Island, and 16 people lost. A two -week search operation included more than 1,000 savior, three navy ships and 15 boats.
In 2018, when a ferry sank in a lake on Sumatra Island, more than 150 people died.
