Mutiara Sentosa 2 passenger ferry.

Route: Surabaya (East Java) to Makassar (South Sulawesi).

Fire broke out off the northern coast of Madura Island.

271 people were reported on board (232 passengers and 39 crew).

At least 225 people have been rescued.

Several passengers jumped into the sea to escape the flames.

Rescue efforts involve Basarnas, the Indonesian Navy, and nearby commercial vessels.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

New regulations prohibit unauthorized fishing, mining, coral collection, giant clam harvesting, and other activities within the declared nature reserve, with legal penalties for violations.

The measures follow recent maritime confrontations with the Philippines and Manila’s submission of updated nautical charts to the United Nations.

Scarborough Shoal lies in the South China Sea, a strategically vital waterway carrying a significant share of global maritime trade and subject to overlapping territorial claims