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A passenger ferry caught fire off Indonesia's Madura Island on the morning of 2 August 2026, killing at least five people.
Forty-one people were missing out of the 271 on board — 232 passengers and 39 crew.
The vessel was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Makassar in South Sulawesi when the fire broke out.
The ferry was located about 19 nautical miles north of Buruan Sapudi Island, near the northern tip of Madura.
Madura Island lies off the northeast coast of Java, separated from it by the Madura Strait.
Madura Island sits immediately off the northeast coast of Java, separated from the mainland by the narrow Madura Strait and connected to Surabaya by the Suramadu Bridge. The ferry was travelling east-north-east across the Java Sea towards Makassar on the southwestern arm of Sulawesi. Java is Indonesia's most populous island and holds the national capital, Jakarta; Sulawesi lies to its northeast and is distinguished by its four-armed shape.
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Which one of the following statements best describes the 'Polar Code'?
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An Indonesian island off the northeast coast of Java, separated by the Madura Strait.
Capital of East Java province and Indonesia's second-largest city.
Capital of South Sulawesi province, the ferry's intended destination.
A state constituted wholly by one or more archipelagos, a status with specific consequences under UNCLOS.
A unit of distance at sea equal to about 1.852 kilometres.