VIDEO SHOWS: THICK SMOKE RISING FROM FERRY SEEN FROM RESCUE BOAT AND AERIAL SHOTS / EVACUATION UNDERWAY / SOUNDBITE FROM SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICIAL

STORY: A ferry with around 130 people on board travelling from the Indonesian tourist island of Bali caught fire in waters off Lombok on Wednesday (August 12) morning and evacuation of the passengers is underway, officials said. The KM Putri Yasmin ferry was travelling from Padangbai port in Bali to Lembar port in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, when a fire broke out in the Lombok Strait at 4:39 a.m. on Wednesday (2039 GMT Tuesday), according to local authorities. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. The ferry was carrying 114 passengers and 17 crew members, based on the manifest, a port official said. More than 200 rescue personnel were deployed for the evacuation to evacuate all passengers. (Editing & Production: Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Criselda Caringal; Writing: Ananda Teresia)

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SHOWS: LOMBOK STRAIT, INDONESIA (AUGUST 12, 2026) (BASARNAS - Access all)

1. THICK SMOKE RISING FROM FERRY

2. SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICER STANDING ON BOAT

3. AERIAL SHOT OF SHIP ON FIRE

4. SEARCH AND RESCUE OFFICIALS INSIDE HELICOPTER RESCUE

5. AERIAL SHOT OF SHIP ON FIRE

6. PASSENGERS FLOATING AT SEA BEING RESCUED

7. RESCUE TEAM EVACUATING PASSENGERS

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) HEAD OF SEARCH AND RESCUE AGENCY AT MATARAM, MUHAMMAD HARIYADI, SAYING:

"We received a report that a ship had caught fire in the Lombok Strait. In response, we deployed Rescue Vessel 220 to the location at 6:30 a.m. (2230 GMT Tuesday). We are also coordinating with other agencies, including the navy and police, which have moved to the scene."

9 . SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM ON BOAT