Sumenep - Mustika Kencana II vessel caught fire in Raas waters, Sumenep regency, Madura, East Java province on Monday.
The boat left Surabaya's Tanjung Perak port for Makassar on Sunday and caught fire in Raas waters," Kalianget port master JA Turmanto said here.
According to reports received by Turmanto, the vessel had 151 passengers and 50 cars and motorcycles.
"Righ now the passengers were being evacuated by another boat," he added.
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