The passenger ship Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire in the waters off Madura Island, East Java, Indonesia, on Aug. 2, 2026. FRIDA PERKASA /AFP via Getty ImagesThe ferry operator, PT Atosim Lampung Pelayaran, reported the incident to the Surabaya search and rescue office about an hour later, Basarnas said in a statement. Plumes of smoke rise from a ferry that caught fire off Indonesia's Madura island on Aug. 2, 2026. National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS)/Handout via REUTERSBy Sunday afternoon, several nearby vessels managed to rescue 225 passengers and crew and recovered five bodies. Search and rescue teams dispatched a rescue vessel from Surabaya, although officials estimated it would take about six hours to reach the scene.