6 Passengers Victims Of Ship Breaking In The Waters Of Tanjabbar Still Being Treated At The Hospital

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JAMBI - Six passengers on the Diva Express fast boat are still undergoing treatment at the hospital. They became victims of a broken ship hit by the wind on Kijang Island, West Tanjung Jabung (Tanjabbar) Regency, Jambi.

"There were no fatalities in the incident when the ship was hit by strong winds causing it to break and hit a tree. The passengers all survived the incident," said Tanjabbar Police Chief, AKBP Muharman Arta, quoted by Antara, Thursday, December 2.

The Diva Express fast boat bound for Kijang Island was hit by strong winds on its way to a tree and broke causing six people to be rushed to the KH Daud Arif Hospital, Kuala Tungkal after being helped by a passing fishing boat.

The incident occurred on Thursday, December 2 at around 02.00 WIB, the Diva Express speed boat departed from the LLASDP Kuala Tungkal port to Kijang Island and at around 02.30 WB while crossing the waters of Kuala Tengah there was extreme weather in the form of a hurricane so that the speed boat could not be controlled and eventually crashed tree by the sea.

"The speed boat that was carrying twenty people broke after hitting a tree trunk, leaving six people injured," said Arta.

The six ship victims who are still undergoing treatment at the hospital are Mustopa, Reno, Suradi, Abdul Hamid, Ali Rusli and Madiah.