💔 Mercy over Indonesia cruise ship fire The ship carrying 280 passengers suddenly caught fire in the middle of the sea. 

A passenger ferry, carrying approximately 300 people, caught fire off Talise Island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday while on its way to Manado Port. Some passengers jumped into the sea to avoid flames, with many feared trapped on the ferry named KM Barcelona VA.

“Three people died and nearly 150 were rescued. They were rescued by a combined team of rescuers and local fishing boats,” Veri Ariyanto, a senior official at the provincial Search and Rescue Office, told Xinhua.