Passengers on an Indonesian ferry leapt into the sea and swam ashore on April 07, after authorities sought to block the vessel docking due to fears of suspected coronavirus cases.<br /><br />The vessel carrying 255 passengers was travelling via Indonesian Borneo and the island of Sulawesi.<br /><br />It was blocked when trying to make port in Maumere in the eastern island of Flores, amid fears three crew members on board had contracted the novel coronavirus.<br /><br />Footage shows how terrified passengers on board the large ship jumping overboard while others pleaded with crew to be let off the ship.<br /><br />In a sign of growing anxiety about the spread of the coronavirus, residents in Maumere gathered at the port to protest the ship’s arrival on Tuesday.
