20170520 5 Killed, Over 137 Rescued In Indonesia Ferry Fire
Indonesia May 20 2017 “Shipboard”
Dead : dead 5 to 9 Burnout : 0 or unknown Injured : injured more than 10
5 Killed, Over 137 Rescued In Indonesia Ferry Fire
Updated: 2017-05-17 12:00
JAKARTA, May 20 (Bernama) — At least five people were killed and more than 137 others rescued after a ferry caught fire in waters off the East Java province in western Indonesia on Friday evening, China’s Xinhua news agency reported rescuers as saying.
Head of Search and Rescue Office of the East Java province Muhammad Arifin said they were rescued by a ship of the rescue office and a passenger ship Kartika.
“A total of five bodies are already placed at sea port, and now we are transporting all the rescued people to sea port,” Arifin told Xinhua from the rescue ship…..
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