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Hundreds of people have been rescued after a passenger ferry caught fire off Indonesia’s Java coast. The ferry, KMP Batumandi, was carrying 420 passengers and 40 crew members when smoke was spotted ...
News Indonesia » Banten » People: 1st LD Writethru: 460 evacuated after ferry catches fire off Indonesia's Java coast
All 460 people aboard a passenger ferry that caught fire off Indonesia's Java island on Tuesday afternoon were safely evacuated, with 11 requiring medical treatment, the Banten Search and Rescue ...
News Indonesia » Banten » People: Indonesia hosts largest Asean-led defence and disaster response exercise in a decade
JAKARTA: Some 2,200 military personnel and civilian officials from 19 countries are taking part in a major disaster response exercise in Indonesia, the largest exercise under the Asean Defence ...
News Indonesia » Banten » People: Passengers evacuated from ferry catching fire near port in Indonesia
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated as a ferry caught fire near a port in western Indonesia. The KMP Batumandi was approaching Merak Port in Banten when sparks reportedly erupted from its stern at ...
News Indonesia » Banten » People: Indonesia calls off search for journalists missing while covering volcano eruption
JAKARTA, Sept 18 — Indonesian rescuers called off a search on its 10th day for eight people missing at sea, including five journalists who were covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau earlier ...