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Tamara Ceaikovski

ADVERTISEMENT Indonesian rescuers said on Monday that they had evacuated more than 560 people from a passenger ferry that caught fire at sea. Three people were confirmed dead. The KM Barcelona 5 caught fire around midday Sunday while heading to Manado on its regular half-day journey from Melonguane port, according to Manado navy base chief First Admiral Franky Pasuna Sihombing. A coast guard vessel, six rescue ships and several inflatable boats were deployed in the rescue operation, Sihombing