At least 1 dead, scores rescued from Indonesian ferry that caught fire in rough seas near Bali
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Updated on: August 12, 2026 / 6:53 AM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities said.
while the Putri Yasmin ferry was en route from Padang Bai port in Bali to Lembar port on the neighboring island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province, according to the search and rescue office in Mataram, the provincial capital.
The agency received an emergency report almost half an hour later and immediately dep
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Updated on: August 12, 2026 / 6:53 AM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities said.
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while the Putri Yasmin ferry was en route from Padang Bai port in Bali to Lembar port on the neighboring island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara province, according to the search and rescue office in Mataram, the provincial capital.
The agency received an emergency report almost half an hour later and immediately dep