A huge inferno has erupted on a packed ferry as passengers jumped overboard to escape the blazing inferno.
Flames engulfed the KM Barcelona VA vessel, forcing dozens of the 280 on board to throw themselves into the ocean, off the coast of Indonesia.
Shocking footage shows passengers leaping into the water, many of them with bright orange life jackets on.
The blaze broke out around 1:30pm local time (7:30 BST).
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|Thick black smoke can be seen rising from the ferry as passengers jump into the ocean
Panic ensued onboard the ferry as flames engulfed the upper decks.
A harrowing Facebook live broadcast from a passenger named Abdul Rahmad Agu showed the chaos.
He can be heard pleading: "We are burning at sea. We need help, fast."
The ferry was journeying from the Talaud Islands to Manado City when it caught fire off the coast of North Sulawesi.
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|A passenger with an orange rubber ring can be seen jumping into the ocean
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|The flames engulfed part of the sky black
Other footage shows fire raging towards the top decks as passengers escape.
Rescue operations are ongoing as emergency service teams race to rescue all those onboard.
A Manado KSOP officer said the "KM Barcelona III, KM Venecian, and KM Cantika Lestari 9F" have been dispatched to help evacuate survivors.
Passengers have been seen on rescue boats exiting onto one of the three vessels.
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|Nearby boats surrounded the blazing ship
Local fishing boats could be seen surrounding the ferry trying to rescue as many passengers as possible, the Manado Search and Rescue Office noted.
A search and rescue operation has been set up near Likupang Port.
The head of the Manado Search and Rescue Office, George Leo Mercy Randang, said: "More information will follow.
"We hope all passengers can be rescued first."
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