This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) shows rescuers arriving at the scene after a passenger ferry caught fire in waters off Lombok island, Indonesia, Aug. 12, 2026. A passenger ferry, the Putri Yasmin, caught fire in waters off Lombok island, Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province, on Wednesday morning, with an estimated 130 people on board, local authorities said. The ferry was sailing from Padangbai port on the tourist island of Bali to Lembar port in Lombok when the fire broke out, according to local reports. An official in Padangbai told local media that the ferry was carrying 114 passengers and 17 crew members, based on the manifest. An evacuation operation is underway, while the cause of the fire has yet to be determined. (Basarnas/Handout via Xinhua)
JAKARTA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- A passenger ferry, the Putri Yasmin, caught fire in waters off Lombok island, Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara province, on Wednesday morning, with an estimated 130 people on board, local authorities said.
The ferry was sailing from Padangbai port on the tourist island of Bali to Lembar port in Lombok when the fire broke out, according to local reports.
An official in Padangbai told local media that the ferry was carrying 114 passengers and 17 crew members, based on the manifest.
An evacuation operation is underway, while the cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
No casualties have been reported so far. ■