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News.com.au
17 minutes ago
- News.com.au
Five dead as fire engulfs Indonesia ferry
Extraordinary images and footage have emerged after a ferry caught fire in Indonesia on Sunday killing five people including a pregnant woman. Passenger ferry KMIII Barcelona was on its way to Manado, the capital of the North Sulawesi province, when it was overcome by flames. The vessel was thought to be carrying near to 300 people when the incident occurred near Talise Island, north of Sulawesi island. Dramatic footage has emerged from the incident filmed by a survivor from the water. It was posted onto the social media account of Abdul Rahman Agu who it's stated is from Manando. He appears to be filming while holding a toddler in his arms. The video, which lasts almost 30 minutes, shows flames overtaking much of the boat's upper decks. Scores of people can be seen in the water in life jackets while others jump overboard. The man filming can be heard saying: 'Help, the KM Barcelona is on fire. There are still many people on board.' 'We are burning at sea … we need help fast,' he adds. Clinging to a baby, he could be heard trying to calm other passengers who also jumped overboard. At one point a rescue boat from the stricken ship comes up to the person filming and takes the child. The boat appears to be solely for children. The man is then picked up a few minutes later by another vessel. Indonesia's coast guard confirmed five people died in the watery inferno. On Sunday, VIII/Manado Naval Base Commander Commodore May Franky Pasuna Sihombing said 280 passengers were evacuated by officers. 'Reports indicate that the ship caught fire between 12 noon and 1pm local time,' Manado Search and Rescue Office's public relations official Nuriadin Gumeleng said, noting that one deceased victim, a pregnant woman, had already been brought ashore. Fishermen also helped evacuate the victims to nearby islands. No cause for the fire has been given for the fire. Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in the Southeast Asian archipelago of around 17,000 islands, in part due to lax safety standards or bad weather. The ferry sinking en route to Bali this month was attributed to bad weather. In March, a boat carrying 16 people capsized in rough waters off Bali, killing an Australian woman and injuring at least one other person. In 2018, more than 150 people drowned when a ferry sank in one of the world's deepest lakes on Sumatra island.
ABC News
7 hours ago
- ABC News
Two men have died in a plane crash at Oakey, west of Brisbane.
Emergency Services were called to Oakey Cooyar Road just after 3pm on Sunday, to reports a light plane had come down.
News.com.au
8 hours ago
- News.com.au
Two killed after light crashes into paddock, catches alight near Toowoomba, Queensland
Two men have been killed after a light plane crashed into a paddock before catching on fire in Queensland's Toowoomba region. Early investigations indicate the aircraft crashed near Oakey Cooyar Rd at Devon Park, about two hours from Brisbane, shortly after 3pm on Sunday. A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson said four crews rushed to the scene just before 3.20pm and extinguished a blaze from the plane, which had caught fire. Queensland Police said the two male occupants were declared deceased at the scene and that Forensic Crash Unit were investigating the circumstances around the incident. They will assist investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau who confirmed on Sunday afternoon they would investigating the crash. The ATSB identified the aircraft as a twin turboprop Reims Cessna F406, and that officers were being deployed from Brisbane and Canberra. The investigators, who specialise in aircraft operations and maintenance, will conduct a range of 'evidence-gathering activities', including site and wreckage examination. 'Investigators will also seek to interview involved parties, and collect relevant recorded information including flight tracking data,' the ATSB said in a statement. 'As well as pilot and aircraft maintenance records, and weather information.' Anyone with footage of the aircraft at 'any phase of the flight' or following the crash were urged to contact the ATSB. A report will also be prepared for the information of the coroner.
