A fireboat dousing down the burnt-out hulk of the ferry
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History | |
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Name | MV Levina 1 |
Owner | PT Praga Jaya Sentosa |
Identification | IMO number: 8001309 |
Fate | Caught on fire and sank in February 2007 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ferry |
Tonnage | 2,000 |
The Levina 1 was an Indonesian passenger ferry. On 22 February 2007, it caught fire, killing at least 51 people. Three days later, on 25 February, it sank with a group of journalists and investigators on board, killing at least one more and leaving three missing.