Indonesian rescuers evacuating people from a passenger ferry that caught fire at sea said Monday more than 560 were rescued and three died.
The KM Barcelona 5 caught fire around midday on Sunday while heading to Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province, on its regular half-day journey from Melonguane port in Talaud Islands district in the same province, according to Franky Pasuna Sihombing, chief of the Manado navy base.