Indonesia is ab archipelago of more than 17,000 islands where ferries are a common method of travel. Disasters occur regularly, with weak safety enforcement often blamed. View on euronews

The fire broke out at the ferry’s stern as it was on its way to Manado. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The fire that began in the ferry's stern was extinguished within an hour, Sihombing said. The ferry's manifest initially registered only 280 passengers and 15 crew members but the national rescue agency confirmed 568 survivors had been rescued and three bodies recovered,

A ferry named Gregorius Barcelona V burst into flames off North Sulawesi, Indonesia, forcing terrified passengers to jump into the sea. Parents clutched children while thick black smoke engulfed the vessel.

The KM Barcelona 5 passenger ferry was carrying hundreds of people when it caught fire at sea, and chilling footage from one survivor shows the moment people tried to escape

A MASSIVE inferno has erupted on a packed ferry forcing passengers to jump overboard – with dozens feared trapped. Flames engulfed the KM Barcelona VA vessel on Sunday, forcing many of the