The Indonesian ship, the Gregorius Barcelona V, caught fire while sailing in the waters of North Sulawesi - passengers were seen wearing life jackets as they jumped into the ocean to escape

Multiple deaths and hundreds of people rescued as a ferry boat bursts into flames while transporting passengers in Indonesia.

Several people have died after a passenger ferry carrying hundreds of people caught fire at sea off Sulawesi island in Indonesia.

Three people have died and more than 500 others have been rescued after a ferry caught fire off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, emergency officials said.Passengers jumped overboard the KM Barcelona 5,

Rescuers are racing against time to find the 10 people who went missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia 's Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province. Eight others were rescued after the boat sank due to bad weather on Monday around 11am local time, Indonesia's national search and rescue agency said.

Some survived by clinging to wreckage while others swam at least six hours to the nearest island, authorities say.

Authorities in Indonesia say all 18 people on a capsized speedboat have been found alive and are in a good condition.

The Indonesian ship, the Gregorius Barcelona V, caught fire while sailing in the waters of North Sulawesi - passengers were seen wearing life jackets as they jumped into the ocean to escape

A leaking boat packed with more than 100 Rohingya refugees was towed ashore in Indonesia on Friday, days after the government reversed an earlier decision to turn the stranded vessel away.