AdvertisementAdvertisementRescue 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) Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST 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 Lombok's west coast saw one person brought ashore in a body bag.Show MoreShow LessSurvivor Kiky Okta Pradika, 25, told reporters in Lembar he had grabbed a life jacket before jumping overboard with several other passengers."There were a few hours before there was any help," he said.Hariyadi said passengers were evacuated on at least three different vessels, including a navy ship and another ferry that rushed to help in the early morning hours.A distressed woman is supported by a rescue team member upon arriving at Lembar port in West Lombok on Aug 12, 2026. (Photo: AFP/STR)Search and rescue vessels were at the scene and a helicopter was conducting surveillance from the air.Hariyadi earlier said there were no passengers or crew left on the blazing ferry.There was no immediate information on people injured or missing.Five people died last week when a ferry caught fire off Java island.Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia - an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands that relies heavily on boat connections for daily transport and tourism.Lax safety standards and unpredictable weather are the main reasons for the disasters.A ferry transporting more than 70 people sank while sailing near Selayar, a small island south of Sulawesi, last month.Four bodies were recovered, but the search operation ended with 14 others still officially missing.Five dead, 41 missing in Indonesia ferry fireSource: AFP/dyNewsletterMorning BriefSubscribe to CNA’s Morning BriefAn automated curation of our top stories to start your day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST