The National Police Forensic Laboratory Team (Labfor) conducted a crime scene (TKP) for the fire incident of the MT Federal II tanker which was being repaired at the shipyard owned by PT ASL Marine Shipyard in Tanjung Uncang, Batam City, Riau Islands, to find out the cause.
The Head of the Riau Islands Regional Police, Inspector General Asep Safrudin, said that the investigation into the ship fire case that killed 11 workers and 20 others was injured involving the National Police's Criminal Investigation Center for Laboratory.
"Tim dari Labfor Bareskrim Polri sudah turun ke TKP sejak kemarin mereka sudah bekerja melakukan olah tempat kejadian perkara untuk mencari penyebab kebakaran tersebut," kata Asep di Batam, Jumat, 17 Oktober dilansir ANTARA.
The Regional Police Chief said that until now his party was still waiting for the results of the crime scene conducted by the National Police Laboratory.
"The results will be conveyed later when the laboratory team has finished processing the crime scene," he said.
The Riau Islands Police Chief has instructed his staff from the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Barelang Police to investigate the case, as well as the Ditreskrimum of the Riau Islands Police to back up the investigation.
The examination of the parties, both witnesses from the company and people at the scene of the incident, has been carried out. A total of nine witnesses have been questioned.
"Obviously, this case is our attention. This incident has claimed lives, and yesterday there was one more victim. This is a prominent incident, our automation will resolve this case," said Asep.
The high-ranking police officer also instructed the Ditreskrimum of the Riau Islands Police to thoroughly evaluate how the work safety management at the shipbuilding company located in Tanjung Uncang, how could there have been two incidents on the same ship.
"We will resolve this case and we will see or examine who must be responsible if it turns out that there was negligence or a criminal act that arose as a result of the incident," he said.
He said the crime scene conducted by the National Police Laboratory was also to determine whether the Federal II ship exploded or caught fire.
According to him, to find out about this, witnesses are being examined, as well as the crime scene is ongoing, so his party has not been able to conclude whether it exploded or burned.
"The results of the check, we saw the ship was still intact. Because it happened in the room under the deck," he said.
The MT Federal II ship which was repairing at the PT ASL Marine Shipyard shipyard caught fire again resulted in 11 deaths and 20 injuries.
This ship fire incident is the second time in one year, previously on June 24, 2025, the ship caught fire, resulting in 4 deaths and 5 injuries.
In the first fire case, the Barelang Police have named 2 suspects because it is indicated that there was negligence that resulted in the loss of a person's life.
Currently, the case file is still being investigated by the public prosecutor (JPU), so that it can be transferred for evidence at trial.
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