The KM Ladang Pertiwi 02 sank in dangerous climate Friday afternoon. The boat left Thursday from a seaport in Makassar heading to Kalmas Island in Pangkep Regency, South Sulawesi Province, with stops alongside its route to go to some islands in Makassar Strait.
The ten survivors rescued Monday morning by an area fisherman had been taken to their house at Pamantauan Island, situated in Makassar Strait.
“They’re secure and in good situation,” Djunaidi stated.
The sunken vessel was initially stated to be a passenger ferry, however Djunaidi later clarified that it was a cargo boat carrying building supplies. Thirty-six passengers had requested for a experience on the boat with its six crew members. The search and rescue group is in search of the 11 remaining passengers, officers stated.
Ferry tragedies are widespread in Indonesia, an archipelago of greater than 17,000 islands, the place ferries are sometimes used as transport and security rules can lapse.
In 2018, an overcrowded ferry with about 200 individuals on board sank in a deep volcanic crater lake in North Sumatra province, killing 167 individuals.
In one of many nation’s worst recorded disasters, an overcrowded passenger ship sank in February 1999 with 332 individuals aboard. There have been solely 20 survivors.
