SINGAPORE, Nov. 11 -- All 165 passengers and seven crew members aboard a ferry travelling from Batam to Singapore were rescued after the vessel collided with a chemical tanker in Singapore waters yesterday, media reported, citing Indonesian authorities.

According to Batam News, which quoted the Batam Port Authority (KSOP), the Singapore-bound MV Horizon 9 struck the LA Digue, a Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker, at around 7.30pm Singapore time.

The ferry had left Batam at about 3.30pm local time.

An official from KSOP told Indonesia's Antara news agency that everyone on both vessels was safely evacuated to Singapore's HarbourFront terminal.

The bow of the ferry sustained damage, Antara added.

Investigations are under way to de...