Already Sailing Until Maluku, KM Cantika Lestari Experiences Back Jetty Engine Disorders

MALUKU - Riyadi Ambon Slamet Port confirmed that the Cantika Lestari 77B Engine Ship (KM) could not operate for a while. The fast boat bound for Southwest Maluku (MBD), Maluku, experienced engine failure

"When sailing to Southwest Maluku, the ship experienced engine failure, so the captain decided to return to the dock," said Slamet Riyadi Port ticket officer Ambon Echy, in Ambon, Tuesday, May 9, confiscated by Antara.

KM Cantika Lestari 77B is one of the ferry-type ships owned by PT Pelayaran Dharma Indah which serves waterways in the Maluku area, especially the Southwest Maluku region to the Tanimbar Islands area and its surroundings.

One of the archipelago areas in Southwest Maluku Regency that the Cantika Lestari 77B ship crosses is Moa Port and Kisar Port.

He said to anticipate this, the ship provider used the Cantika Lestari 99 fast boat to sail Southwest Maluku Regency.

KM Cantika Lestari 99 is scheduled to depart on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 19.00 WIT.

He confirmed that with the engine failure at KM Cantika 77B, the shipping route for the Cantika Lestari 99 ship, which was supposed to be heading to East Seram Regency (SBT), Maluku Province, was temporarily suspended.

"Meanwhile, the Cantika Lestari 99 ship, whose destination was to postpone the SBT, was temporarily seconded to the MBD route," he said again.

Therefore, prospective passengers who want to use the services of KM Cantika Lestari 99 to SBT in the near future are expected to be patient and delay departure until the problems with the ship's engine can be corrected.