Padang Bai port
Coverage of Padang Bai port in the Nexus archive.
- Crews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia
Crews worked near Bali on Wednesday to rescue passengers from a burning ferry called the Putri Yasmin while it was traveling to Lombok. Rescuers managed to save 106 people and were focused on getting the remaining 25 people off the burning vessel. The fire started at about 4:15 a.m., with efforts complicated by rough seas reported as high as 4 meters.
- Crews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia
Crews were battling a fire and conducting rescues of survivors from a burning passenger ferry near Bali. Authorities reported that 106 people had been saved during the incident involving the Putri Yasmin ferry while it traveled from Padang Bai port to Lembar port in Lombok. The difficult rescue efforts were complicated by rough seas, and support came from Indonesian navy ships and other vessels.