One dead, 172 rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Rescue workers, military, and police personnel carry an evacuated passenger on a stretcher off a search and rescue vessel at Lembar port in West Lombok on Aug 12, 2026. (Photo: AFP/STR) 12 Aug 2026 04:00PM (Updated: 12 Aug 2026 04:02PM) LEMBAR, Indonesia: One woman died and more than 170 were rescued after a ferry caught fire off the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Wednesday (Aug 12), a rescue official said, in the second such incident in days.A navy vessel and other ships evacuated 172 people from the stricken passenger vessel, including two Australian tourists, search and rescue official Muhamad Hariyadi told AFP.A 19-year-old Indonesian woman was declared dead, said Hariyadi, an official on Lombok island, where the ferry had been headed from Bali.An AFP photographer at Lembar on Lo