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Indonesian ferry catches fire, 460 passengers and crew evacuated

Merak is a major port connecting Java and Sumatra islands across the Sunda Strait, one of Indonesia’s busiest ferry routes.

Brian Mikael Cheng
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All 460 people on board a ferry that caught fire en route to Indonesia’s Java island were safely evacuated. The ferry, KMP Batumandi, had been crossing from Bakauheni Port in Lampung when the incident occurred on Tuesday. Rescue teams were immediately dispatched to the scene.

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