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Passengers Escape Capsizing Indonesian Ferry

One hundred seventy-five passengers and crew were successfully evacuated and there were no casualties.
Image: Passengers climb down the side of the ferry KM Wihan Sejahtera as it capsizes in Tanjung Perak port, Surabaya
Passengers climb down the side of the ferry KM Wihan Sejahtera as it capsizes in Tanjung Perak port, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on Nov. 16. The Tanjung Perak harbor master reported that 175 passengers and crew successfully evacuated the ship and there were no casualties. ANTARA FOTO / Reuters

Passengers and crew made a dramatic escape from a capsizing Indonesian ferry Monday in Indonesia. With the ferry listing dangerously, people can be seen climbing down the side of the ship — some even appear to be rappelling — before jumping into the water in the Port of Tanjung Perak in East Java. Amazingly, there were no casualties. The ferry became almost fully submerged, below, but the harbor master reported that all 175 passengers and crew successfully evacuated the ship.

Image: A search and rescue team patrols near the ferry KM Wihan Sejahtera after it capsized in the port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java
A search and rescue team patrols near the ferry KM Wihan Sejahtera after it capsized in the port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, on Nov. 16, 2015.SIGIT PAMUNGKAS / Reuters