A distressed woman is supported by a rescue team member upon arriving at Lembar port in West Lombok on August 12, 2026. [AFP]
A navy vessel and other ships rushed in Wednesday to rescue over 100 people from a ferry on fire off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, officials said, in the second such incident in days.
There were no immediate reports of casualties among the passengers and crew, with at least 114 people on board, according to the manifest.
The passenger ferry had been sailing from Bali to the adjacent island of Lombok when it caught fire in the early morning.
Muhamad Hariyadi, head of the search and rescue agency at Mataram on Lombok, said passengers were evacuated on at least three different vessels, including a navy ship and another ferry.
Search and rescue vessels were at the scene and a helicopter was conducting surveillance from the air.
"As of now, we have not received any report of casualties," Hariyadi told Metro TV.
