More than 500 was rescued from the Indonesian ferry fire that killed at least 3 – my country star-news.press/wp

The rescuers said on Monday that the number of people who were rescued from the phrase of Indonesian passengers, in which the sea had risen to 575.

KM Barcelona VA caught fire in the middle of Sunday while it was running a half -day journey between a port in North Sulawesi Province, from Melongnene to Manado, according to First ADM. Franky Pasuna Sihombing, head of the Manado Naval Base.

Sihombing said that the Coast Guard ship, six rescue ships and several inflatable boats were deployed in the rescue process. The crew pulled many people from the sea and took them to the nearby islands, and the local fishermen saved some survivors wearing the survival jackets while they were attracted in the volatile waters.

The photos and videos distributed on social media showed terrified passengers, most of whom were wearing survival jackets, jumping into the sea while orange fire and black smoke were fired from the burning ship.

Sihombing said the authorities are still investigating the cause of the fire that began at the back of the ferry and was extinguished within an hour.

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The statement of the phrase initially recorded only 280 passengers and 15 crew members, but by noon on Monday the search and rescue agency in Manadu confirmed that 575 survivors had been rescued, including a two -month -old child filled with sea water. The child is now in a stable condition in the hospital.

The agency said in a statement that three bodies were recovered, including a pregnant woman, and it appears that rescuers are looking for passengers who are still missing.

It is common for the number of passengers to differ on a boat or a ferry from the statement in Indonesia. Sihombing said this contradiction can contribute to accidents and can make search and rescue efforts.

The capacity of the ferry is 600 people.

Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where ferries are a common way to travel. Disasters occur regularly, while blame for enforcing weak safety.

A quick boat carrying 18 people overturned during a storm on July 14, and all its occupants were found by the next day. Earlier in the month, a phrase was sank near Bali Island in Indonesia, leaving at least 19 dead and 16 others missing. A two -week search operation included more than 600 rescuers, three naval ships, 15 boats, a helicopter and divers.

–This report contributed to this report.

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