Police Affirm Fleet Disobedience And Overloading Of Ship Sinkers In Buton Eat 15 Lives

SULTRA - Polda Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) emphasized that it was overloaded and not like the ship became the estuary of the sinking of an inter-village ferry that sank in the waters of Central Buton Regency (Buteng), Southeast Sulawesi.

Director of Polairud Polda Sultra Kombes Pol Faisal Florentinus Napitupulu said the ship, which was headed by the man with the initials S, contained 69 passengers, who according to the testimony of the witnesses could only carry 20 people. "The number of passengers is about 69 people, with details of 66 residents of Lagili Village and three people from Wambuloli Village. From the feasibility of this boat is not feasible, plus overload," said Faisal in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Friday, July 28, confiscated by Antara.

Faisal explained, of the passengers who were overloaded, 15 people who were residents of Lagili Village, East Mawasangka District, Buteng Regency, were declared dead.

"As a result of the accident, 15 people died and 54 people survived, according to the survivors, they swam to the shore, these people had just returned from a music concert at the 9th Anniversary of Buteng Regency," he said.

Previously, Captain S was named a suspect because his negligence resulted in the death of 15 passengers in the sinking of a ship in the waters of Central Mawasangka Bay, Buteng Regency on Monday, July 24, at around 00.20 WITA.

S, who has been named a suspect, is currently being held at the Command Headquarters (Moko) of the Dit Polairud Polda Sultra.

Faisal said the handling of the case was based on a model A report handled by the Law Enforcement Sub-Directorate (Gakkum) of the Polairud Polda Sultra.

"For LP (reports) we have made type A with the number LP/A/06/VII/2023 SPKT Dit Polairud Polda Sultra dated July 25, 2023," said Faisal.