<p>An Indonesian ferry carrying more than 800 people that had run aground was dislodged on Thursday and taken safely to dock at a nearby port, officials said.</p>.<p>KM Sirimau, carrying 784 passengers and 55 crew members, became stuck on Tuesday in shallow waters in East Nusa Tenggara province.</p>.<p>Efforts to free the boat succeeded and it was dislodged at noon after a tugboat sent by state-owned shipping company PT Pelni arrived to help, the head of local naval base Dwi Yoga told AFP.</p>.<p>The ferry docked in Lewoleba port on the island of Lembata for checks two hours after it was freed, local search and rescue chief Putu Sudayana said.</p>.<p>"All passengers are in good health," he told AFP.</p>.<p>Once the ferry was dislodged, relieved and tired passengers erupted in cheers, passenger Itha Tating said.</p>.<p>"We all shouted in joy when we found out the boat was free, the passengers and crew all started to clap happily," Tating told AFP by phone.</p>.<p>The ship will later leave the port to continue its journey to the town of Maumere on the island of Flores, the final destination of most passengers.</p>.<p>Passengers became worried after being stuck on the boat for two days, Tating said, with one woman panicking because she ran out of milk formula for her five-month-old baby.</p>.<p>"The waves were very strong this morning. I got scared and very dizzy from seasickness," Tating said, adding that she would not travel on ferries soon because she is still traumatised.</p>.<p>The military boarded the ship on Thursday morning to distribute water and snacks to the passengers, including children and the elderly.</p>.<p>Rescuers waited for the tide to rise before they towed the ferry, Yoga added.</p>.<p>Marine accidents are common in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where people rely on ferries and other boats to travel despite poor safety standards.</p>.<p>In 2018, about 160 people drowned when a ferry sank into the depths of one of the world's deepest lakes on Sumatra island.</p>
<p>An Indonesian ferry carrying more than 800 people that had run aground was dislodged on Thursday and taken safely to dock at a nearby port, officials said.</p>.<p>KM Sirimau, carrying 784 passengers and 55 crew members, became stuck on Tuesday in shallow waters in East Nusa Tenggara province.</p>.<p>Efforts to free the boat succeeded and it was dislodged at noon after a tugboat sent by state-owned shipping company PT Pelni arrived to help, the head of local naval base Dwi Yoga told AFP.</p>.<p>The ferry docked in Lewoleba port on the island of Lembata for checks two hours after it was freed, local search and rescue chief Putu Sudayana said.</p>.<p>"All passengers are in good health," he told AFP.</p>.<p>Once the ferry was dislodged, relieved and tired passengers erupted in cheers, passenger Itha Tating said.</p>.<p>"We all shouted in joy when we found out the boat was free, the passengers and crew all started to clap happily," Tating told AFP by phone.</p>.<p>The ship will later leave the port to continue its journey to the town of Maumere on the island of Flores, the final destination of most passengers.</p>.<p>Passengers became worried after being stuck on the boat for two days, Tating said, with one woman panicking because she ran out of milk formula for her five-month-old baby.</p>.<p>"The waves were very strong this morning. I got scared and very dizzy from seasickness," Tating said, adding that she would not travel on ferries soon because she is still traumatised.</p>.<p>The military boarded the ship on Thursday morning to distribute water and snacks to the passengers, including children and the elderly.</p>.<p>Rescuers waited for the tide to rise before they towed the ferry, Yoga added.</p>.<p>Marine accidents are common in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, where people rely on ferries and other boats to travel despite poor safety standards.</p>.<p>In 2018, about 160 people drowned when a ferry sank into the depths of one of the world's deepest lakes on Sumatra island.</p>