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A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in an afternoon update.
This screen grab from a handout video taken and released on August 2, 2026, by the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), shows the passenger ship Mutiara Sentosa 2 catching fire in the waters off Madura island, East Java. (AFP/Basarnas)
A ferry caught fire at sea off Madura island on Sunday, killing five people and leaving another 41 missing after some jumped overboard, search and rescue officials said.A total of 225 people on the vessel were rescued, said the regional Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, which provided the latest figures in an afternoon update.
