Fire broke out on cargo deck of ferry ROYCE 1 at around 1500 WIB (UTC +7) May 6 in Sunda Strait, shortly after ferry left Merak port, Java, bound for Bakauheni, Sumatra. Truck reportedly, caught fire, with a lot of thick smoke. Number of passengers on board unknown – hundreds, from the looks of it, evacuation was still under way as of 1900 WIB. AIS is on.
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