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Crew and passengers evacuated after fire
The "Linas Belawan" caught fire on Feb 17, 2016, in pos. 05 46 S 112 07 E at Perairan Masalembo off the Maselembo islands in the Java Sea. The ship was en route from Jakarta to Makassar, South Sulawesi. The fire had erupted in the engine room from a short circuit in one of the diesel generators and extended to the whole compartment and super structure. The crew started firefighting, but then had to ask the local authorities for assistance which sent one tug and a rescue vessel. All the 19 crew members and 20 passengers on board of the cargo vessel were evacuated to the rescue boat "SAR 225" and transferred to Tanjung Perak, while Coast Guard tug started firefighting. The Indonesian Coastguard vessel continued firefighting, but the ship sank. Indonesian report with photo: http://www.antarajatim.com/lihat/berita/172929/kesyahbandaran-perak-selidiki-kecelakaan-km-lintas-belawan?utm_source=topnews&utm_medium=home&utm_campaign=news
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