# Five dead, 41 missing after ferry fire in Indonesia’s Java Sea

https://mins.news/en/item/13626

- CGTN, 2026-08-02 09:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-02/news-1Phym4rVrkk/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A ferry fire has struck the Java Sea north of Madura Island, off Indonesia’s East Java province. The National Search and Rescue Agency said Sunday that the Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire. Five people were killed in the incident. Forty-one others are still missing as the search continues.

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