Thick smoke was seen billowing from the ferry KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2, which was carrying 271 passengers and crew when it caught fire off the coast of Indonesia’s Madura Island on Sunday. Photo by Stringer/EPA
Aug. 2 (UPI) -- At least five people were killed and 41 remain missing after a ferry carrying hundreds of people caught fire off the coast of Indonesia's Madura Island on Sunday, officials said.
Thick smoke was seen billowing from the passenger vessel KMP Mutiara Sentosa 2, which was carrying 271 passengers and crew.
The ferry's captain reported the fire as the vessel traveled from Surabaya to Makassar about 6 a.m. local time.
Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency said survivors were rescued by a number of vessels that had been in the area, the Jakarta Globe reported.
