Nearly 100 passengers rescued after Batam-Singapore ferry hit floating object
Nearly 100 people were rescued after a ferry leaving Batam in Indonesia for Singapore hit a floating object, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Sunday.
In a statement, MPA said that all the passengers were accounted for and the ferry was in stable condition.
The port authority said that at 9.45pm on Sunday it had received a report that Indonesian-registered ferry "Sea Prince" had hit a floating object after leaving the Nongsapura ferry terminal Batam.
The ferry was in Indonesian waters and heading for Singapore with 97 passengers including 51 Singaporeans and 7 crew.
The ferry operator, Batamfast immediately activated two ferries to transfer all the passengers to the Nongsapura ferry terminal, said the MPA.
