KSOP Again Postpones Shipping Activities In North Maluku Due To Bad Weather

TERNATE - The Port Authority and Port Authority (KSOP) Office of Ternate City, North Maluku (Malut), has again postponed all shipping activities on the Ternate route to various areas in North Maluku and Sulawesi, following bad weather.

"Based on the BMKG weather forecast dated July 22, 2022, it is predicted that high waves will occur until July 23, 2022, so that all scheduled departures of passenger ships to various regions in North Maluku and Bitung and Manado, North Sulawesi, are postponed," said the Head of the Sailing Safety, Guard, and Ternate KSOP Patrol Miraza A Polpoke reported by ANTARA, Saturday, July 23.

Therefore, KSOP has postponed all shipping activities to anticipate the loss of life and property at sea, so that all shipping starts from local passenger ships, ferries, pioneers, landing craft tanks, SPOB and people's ships on the Ternate-Dama-Morotai-Bacan route. , Obi Island, Sanana, Batang Dua to North Sulawesi Province, namely Ternate-Bitung and Ternate-Manado.

He explained, according to the notification letter numbered UM.003/12/3/KSOP.TTE-2022, all voyages were postponed because in accordance with the BMKG letter related to the potential for high waves reaching 2.5 meters in the waters of Bacan-Obi-Sula-Bobong and other coastal waters. Ternate-Tang Two.

Miraza stated that his party had previously issued a letter on July 18, 2022 to temporarily close all inter-island shipping activities, following bad weather conditions, especially in Ternate waters and various areas in North Maluku.

Then the next day, July 19, 2022, all shipping activities in various inter-island areas were allowed, because weather conditions, especially in Ternate waters and various areas in North Maluku, began to improve.

Due to the delay in all shipping activities, prospective passengers who will sail from Ternate to South Halmahera Regency surrendered and had to return home. Likewise, the Ternate-Tidore route using a speedboat is also not allowed to take passengers to their destination, due to bad weather conditions.

Meanwhile, BMKG Weather Forecaster Sultan Baabullah Ternate Fahmi Bahdar stated that as of July 22, 2022, his party had issued an early warning of the potential for rain with moderate and heavy intensity which could be accompanied by strong winds in the Morotai, Galela, Tobelo, Ibu, Sofifi, Maba, Weda areas. and surrounding

In addition, he asked to be aware of the potential for high waves reaching 2.5 meters in the waters of Bacan-Obi-Sula-Bobong and Ternate-Batang Dua waters.