Smoke billows from passenger ship KM Barcelona after it caught fire in the waters off Talise Island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on July 20, 2025, in a still from video. BASARNAS via AP
MANADO, Indonesia—Rescuers in Indonesia responding to a ferry that caught fire and killed at least three people said Monday they had rescued 575 people—far more than originally reported—and that two people were still missing.
The KM Barcelona V-A caught fire Sunday in the sea off North Sulawesi province, and initial reports said five people were dead and about 280 rescued, based on the ship’s manifest. However, by Monday afternoon officials updated the death toll to three, with two missing, and said many more people were aboard than were listed, and that 575 of them were rescued.
