Social media videos show terrified passengers jumping into sea as flames and black smoke billow from burning vessel.

The total number of passengers and crew members on the ferry is not known, and there are no immediate reports of injuries. Ferries are a common way to travel in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands. Marine accidents are frequent, attributed to poor safety standards and bad weather.

Rescuers retrieved five bodies, including a pregnant woman following the fire on a passenger ferry. The vessel was heading to Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province and caught fire in the water.

The fire broke out at the ferry’s stern as it was on its way to Manado. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Multiple people are feared dead after a ferry with 280 passengers was engulfed by flames off the coast of Indonesia on Sunday, July 20, local news outlets 'Jakarta Globe' and 'IDN Times' reported.

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