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印尼官员表示，当地周日，一艘搭载271人的渡轮在印尼主岛爪哇岛附近海域起火，造成至少5人死亡、数十人失踪，救援人员和过往船只从这艘燃烧的渡轮上疏散了数百人。
据印尼国家搜救署（Basarnas）消息，这艘名为“珍珠胜地2号”（Mutiara Sentosa 2）的渡轮当时正从东爪哇省第二大城市泗水前往南苏拉威西省望加锡市，船上搭载232名乘客和39名船员，火灾于当地时间凌晨6点至7点之间在苏民纳县附近海域发生。
印尼国家搜救署在一份声明中称，渡轮运营商PT Atosim Lampung Pelayaran在约一小时后向泗水搜救办公室报告了这起事故。该公司称从渡轮船长处得知，船只在马都拉岛北端附近起火，但随后失去了联系。
截至上午9点45分，当局通过与附近货轮“美拉托斯项目3号”（Meratus Project 3）沟通，确认渡轮位于布uan Sapudi岛以北约19海里处。由于该货轮装载着易燃货物，无法近距离靠近起火船只。
印尼国家搜救署发布的现场画面显示，渡轮一侧冒出滚滚黑烟，浓烟几乎覆盖了整艘船。社交媒体和通讯群组中流传的视频显示，大部分身穿救生衣的惊恐乘客聚集在甲板和船体上层区域等待救援，部分乘客跳入海中，此时橙红色火焰和黑烟正从燃烧的渡轮上翻腾涌出。
有报道称，渡轮几乎完全被火焰吞没，乘客聚集在驾驶台和船头。声明称，一艘拖船和另一艘过往船只在上午10点前靠近并开始疏散乘客。
截至周日下午，多艘过往船只成功营救了225名乘客和船员，并打捞起5具遗体。目前仍有至少41人下落不明。
火灾起因目前尚未查明，仍在调查中。
搜救团队从泗水派出了一艘救援船，但官员估计需要约6小时才能抵达现场。苏民纳搜救站的一艘刚性充气艇被派往事发海域，但因海面汹涌、浪高过大而返回岸边。印尼海军也已部署一艘军舰协助救援。
这艘长525英尺、宽82英尺的渡轮运营泗水至望加锡航线，该航程通常耗时约40小时，主要用于爪哇岛和苏拉威西岛之间的国内旅客运输及货运。
印尼是拥有超过1.7万个岛屿的群岛国家，渡轮是常见的出行方式。
5 killed, dozens missing after fire breaks out on Indonesia passenger ferry
August 2, 2026 9:00 AM EDT / AP / CBS News
An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing as rescuers and passing vessels evacuated hundreds from the burning ship, officials said.
The Mutiara Sentosa 2 ferry was traveling from Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya in East Java to the city of Makassar in South Sulawesi, with 232 passengers and 39 crew members, when the fire broke out between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. in waters off Sumenep regency, according to Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency, or Basarnas.
The passenger ship Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire in the waters off Madura Island, East Java, Indonesia, on Aug. 2, 2026. FRIDA PERKASA /AFP via Getty Images
The ferry operator, PT Atosim Lampung Pelayaran, reported the incident to the Surabaya search and rescue office about an hour later, Basarnas said in a statement. It said the company received information from the ferry’s captain that the vessel was on fire near the northern tip of Madura island, but contact was later lost.
By 9:45 a.m., authorities determined the ferry was about 19 nautical miles north of Buruan Sapudi island after communicating with the nearby cargo vessel Meratus Project 3, which was unable to approach the burning vessel closely because it was carrying a flammable load.
Footage released by the National Search and Rescue Agency showed thick black smoke billowing from one side of the ferry and spreading across much of the ship. Videos circulating on social media and messaging groups showed terrified passengers, mostly wearing life jackets, could be seen clustered on the deck and upper sections of the vessel awaiting rescue, some jumping into the sea as orange flames and black smoke billowed from the burning vessel.
The ferry was reported to be nearly engulfed by flames, with passengers gathered on the bridge and bow. A tugboat and another passing vessel moved in and began evacuating passengers shortly before 10 a.m., the statement said.
Plumes of smoke rise from a ferry that caught fire off Indonesia’s Madura island on Aug. 2, 2026. National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS)/Handout via REUTERS
By Sunday afternoon, several nearby vessels managed to rescue 225 passengers and crew and recovered five bodies. At least 41 people remained unaccounted for.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known and remained under investigation.
Search and rescue teams dispatched a rescue vessel from Surabaya, although officials estimated it would take about six hours to reach the scene. A rigid inflatable boat from the Sumenep rescue post was sent toward the location but later returned to shore because of rough seas and high waves. The Indonesian Navy also deployed a warship to assist.
The 525-foot-long and 82-foot-wide ferry serves the Surabaya-Makassar route, a voyage that typically takes around 40 hours and is primarily used by domestic travelers and cargo transport between Java and Sulawesi.
Indonesia is an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands where ferries are a common method of travel.