Unknown number of people missing after Indonesian ferry fire kills 5

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-03 · 13:38 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Rescuers are searching for an unknown number of missing passengers after a fire erupted on the Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry off the coast of Java, Indonesia. At least five people died in the incident, which occurred on Sunday. Authorities rescued 231 individuals, many of whom described jumping overboard and waiting for hours to be saved. The ferry was en route from Surabaya to Makassar when the fire broke out. Initial reports indicated 271 people were on board, but officials now state more individuals were present than listed on the manifest, making the exact number of missing passengers unclear.

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Passengers described leaping overboard and staying afloat for hours before rescue.

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The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was traveling from Surabaya to Makassar when the fire broke out.

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An Indonesian ferry fire resulted in at least five deaths and 231 people rescued.

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The exact number of missing passengers is unclear, with officials relying on survivor and family reports.

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Initial reports indicated 271 people were on board, but officials later stated many more were aboard.

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Indonesian rescuers searched for possible missing passengers on Monday after rescuing 231 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead. Passengers described leaping overboard and staying afloat for hours before rescue.The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was travelling from Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya in Java" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="45449" data-entity-type="location">East Java to the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi. Initial reports said it was carrying 271 people, including 39 crew members, based on the ship’s manifest, when the fire broke out between 6am and 7am.However, by Monday officials said many more people were aboard than listed, and the number of people missing was unclear. Officials were relying on reports from families of victims and survivors in an attempt to determine the number of the missing.

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