PT Pelni Diverts Passengers KM Umsini Burned To Three Ships

A number of prospective passengers of KM Umsini resting in the waiting room of Makassar Port, South Sulawesi, Sunday (9/6/2024) (ANTARA)

MAKASSAR - Head of the PT Pelni Makassar Branch Andi Besse Jalante stated that his party would immediately divert the departure of all KM Umsini passengers to three ships following the fire accident that occurred on the ship. "As for the handling of the passengers to Surabaya, they will be diverted to the private ship DLU today, Sunday, June 9, 2024, at 16:00 WITA," said Andi Besse through his statement quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, June 9. As for passengers with the destination Tanjung Pinang, they will be diverted to the KM Labobar ship and will be dispatched on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 01: Wita. Likewise, passengers with the aim of Jakarta will be diverted to the KM Doronolda ship on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at 01: Wita. However, passengers are expected to wait for the Pelni ship on that day, because there is no private boat to the destination. "All passenger accommodation while waiting for the next voyage is fully borne by Pelni. For passengers who cancel or do not continue their journey, the money will be returned 100 percent," he said.Regarding the fire incident occurred at 04:20 WITa and was successfully extinguished at 09:30 WITA. There were no casualties from the incident because the handling process was carried out quickly by the crew members (ABK) and the evacuation of passengers went smoothly. For the source of the fire, it is thought that it came from sparks from the auxiliary motor number 3 in the engine room of the deck 2. At the time of the ABK, they immediately carried out extinguishing efforts using light fire extinguishers or APAR. A total of 1,677 passengers were immediately evacuated and immediately evacuated to the dock to anticipate the unwanted and facilitate the extinguishing process. A number of delayed ships as well as 13 units of the fire fighting fleet helped the extinguishing process.

"We are grateful to all those who assisted in the blackout process and for the next time we leave it to the relevant parties to investigate the cause of the fire," he said. "We apologize to all our passengers and prospective customers for this inconvenience. For information on ticket cancellations, changes in ship schedules and schedules, we will inform you later through the company's official channel," he said.