A shuttle ferry serving the busy Java-Sumatra route was completely on fire Thursday morning, but all 135 passengers and crew were evacuated safely.

All cargo and vehicles were burned out as firemen struggled to extinguish the fire on the J.L. Lampung ferry at the Merak Port on the western tip of Java island, reported the Detikcom news website.

"All passengers have been evacuated but vehicles were burned out," port official Ade Syamsuri was quoted as saying.

Firemen used another ship to approach the ferry in their efforts to put out the fire, he said.

The cause of the accident remains unknown.

Source: Xinhua