KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya Sinks, Minister Of Transportation Ensures The Ship Is Sailing Well

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi said that the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya which sank in the waters of the Bali Strait, Ketapang, Banyuwangi, had been confirmed to be in good condition and was sailing smoothly.

Dudy stressed that the sailing warrant would not come out, if the ship was not in good condition and passed the check.

"When sailing, the captain is required to convey the condition of the ship to KSOP to receive a sailing order and a report from the captain that the ship's condition isworthy for sailing. Then we issue a sailing warrant," he said in a working meeting with Commission V of the DPR, Jakarta, Selesa, July 8.

Based on the data, continued Dudy, he did docking in October 2024. Then. The ship has also gone through the last ramp check on June 3.

For your information, docking is the process of moving ships from the waters to the dock area to carry out maintenance, repair, or inspection of parts that ships cannot be reached when the ship is in the water.

"On June 3, we ramp checked, so that's the data we have and at the time of sailing, according to a statement from the captain of the ship that the ship was sailing for sailing," he explained.

Regarding the sinking of KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, Dudy said that his party was in a position to wait for the results of the investigation from the NTSC.

"However, there was an accident, we will wait for the results of the investigation from the NTSC, but from the data we can convey, it is the ship's technical data," he said.

As previously reported, the Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi revealed that based on the investigation of the joint team, the search area for victims of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya which sank in the waters of the Bali Strait, Ketapang, Banyuwangi, continues to be developed up to 10 miles from the estimated area of the sinking of the ship.

"So far, the entire joint team, both from Basarnas, TNI/Polri, Syahbandar, KPLP, ASDP, and other related elements, are working optimally to search for victims. The hope is that with the expanded area, the number of victims found will also increase," Dudy said in an official statement, Tuesday, July 8.

The search for KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya victims who drowned in the waters of the Bali Strait, Ketapang, Banyuwangi on Wednesday, July 2 continues.

On D+4 and D+5 searches, the Joint SAR Team again found 3 victims who died. The bodies of the victims are currently being identified by the National Police Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team. Until Sehin, July 7, it was recorded that 30 victims were found safe, 8 people died and 27 people were searched.