Ninety-Seven Passengers Rescued After Ferry Leaving Batam Hit Floating Object

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Abdullah SINGAPORE, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- Ninety-seven passengers were rescued from a ferry heading to Singapore from the Indonesian island of Batam after it hit a floating object on Sunday night. At about 9.45pm on Sunday (Nov 29), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said it received a report that an Indonesia-registered ferry, “Sea Prince” had hit a floating object after leaving the Nongsapura ferry terminal in Batam. At the time of the incident, the ferry was in Indonesian waters and heading for Singapore with 97 passengers including 51 Singaporeans and seven crew. MPA said the ferry operator, Batamfast immediately activated two ferries to transfer all the passengers to the Nongsapura ferry terminal. All the passengers are accounted for and the ferry is in stable condition. -- BERNAMA