MT Federal II Tanker Caught Fire At PT ASL Batam, 10 People Died, 18 Others Injured

Kapolresta Barelang Kombes Pol. Zaenal Arifin (central) accompanied the Riau Islands Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Asep Safrudin (second from the left) checked the working accident of the burning of the MT Federal II ship at PT ASL Shipyard, Batu Aji, Batam City, Wednesday (15/10/2025). ANTARA/HO-Kapolresta Barelang.

JAKARTA - The Head of the Barelang City Police (Kapolresta) Kombes Pol. Zaenal Arifin confirmed the work accident with the burning of the MT Federal II tanker at the shipyard owned by PT ASL Shipyard Tanjung Uncang, Batu Aji, Batam City, Wednesday morning

"It is true that the accident occurred in the same location as the same ship," said Zaenal in Batam, Wednesday, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said the working accident of the MT Federal II tanker that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday at around 04.00 WIB. A total of 28 workers were reported to be victims.

"There are 28 temporary reports of victims, we are still validating the data. Temporary information from the 28 victims, 10 people died, the remaining 18 were injured," said Zaenal.

The middle-ranking police officer said the number of victims in this incident was greater than the same incident occurred on June 24, 2025.

Currently, all victims have been evacuated to four different hospitals (RS), namely Embung Puteri Hospital, Mutiara Aini Hospital, Elizabeth Hospital, and Graha Hermin Hospital.

He said the police team had visited the scene of the incident. The handling of this incident received direct attention from the Riau Islands Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Asep Safrudin, who immediately went to the location to check the handling of the victim.

The steps that have been taken by the police, namely visiting the location, assisting in handling victims, and collecting witness statements.

"Investigations are still being carried out by the Barelang Police, because from the start we handled this work accident," said Zaenal.

In the fire incident of the MT Federal II tanker that was being repaired (docking) which occurred on June 24, 2025, as many as 9 workers became victims, four of whom died.

This incident has been investigated by the Barelang Police and there are negligence from management and named 2 people as suspects, namely A and F, officers responsible for the health, safety and environment (HSE) sub-contract of PT ASL Shipyard.