Ferry PARAY caught fire at Jagoh port, Linnga Archipelago, Indonesia, in the afternoon May 30, on arrival from Penarik. All passengers already landed, so nobody was injured. Fire engulfed the ship in a short time, and judging from photos, there’s not much of firefighting around, so probably, ferry will burn out.
Passenger ro-ro ship KMP PARAY, IMO 8827129, GT 162, built 1984, flag Indonesia.
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