Conflict · Majura ferry fire · Archief41 Missing After Ferry Fire Off Majura Island: At Least 5 Dead, 225 RescuedGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:0041 people remain missing after a0:01passenger ferry caught fire off Majura0:04Island in Indonesia. The National Search0:06and Rescue Agency Basarnas says at least0:08five people are confirmed dead and 2250:10have been rescued from the vessel, which0:12was carrying 271 passengers on a route0:14from Surabaya in East Java to Makassar0:16in South Sulawesi. The captain reported0:18the fire on Sunday, August 2nd. The fire0:21was reported off Majura Island, breaking0:23out as the ferry traveled the busy route0:25from Surabaya to Makassar. Some0:27passengers jumped overboard to escape0:29the flames and were rescued by a nearby0:31ship. The cause of the fire has not yet0:33been determined. Indonesia has a0:35documented pattern of marine accidents0:37and Basarnas officials themselves0:39acknowledge the frequency. Now, with 410:42unaccounted for, search and rescue crews0:44are racing against time in open water0:46off Majura. For those families, the0:48difference between missing and confirmed0:50casualty depends on what Basarnas finds0:52in the hours ahead. The immediate0:54question is whether those 41 are alive,0:57while Indonesian regulators will0:58eventually face the question of why a1:00vessel 271 people caught fire in a1:02country where such accidents are, by its1:05own rescue agency's admission, frequent.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
