Kolaka-Bajoe Ferry Route Delayed Until Sea Waves Relieve

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JAKARTA - The Syahbandar Kolaka, Southeast Sulawesi, issued a circular letter to temporarily suspend the ferry sailing from the Kolaka (Sultra) to Bajoe (South Sulawesi) route due to bad weather and high wave heights in the Bone Strait.

Head of Syahbandar Kolaka Capt Marsri Tulak in a written statement received on Tuesday, stated that based on a letter from the Director General of Sea Transportation, Director of the Marine and Coastal Guard Unit Number 144/PHBL/2021 dated November 29, 2021 regarding shipping notices.

In addition, a letter from BMKG regarding weather forecasts and high sea waves. Therefore, his party asked all operators, captains, and ship owners to temporarily postpone the voyage.

"Based on data from the BMKG, particularly the southern part of the Gulf of Bone, Makassar Strait, and Flores Sea, we ask all ferry owners to temporarily suspend sailing until normal weather conditions return," he said.

Likewise for fishermen, his party appealed not to go to sea for a while because of strong winds and unfriendly wave conditions in Kolaka waters.

Meanwhile, Head of BMKG Sangia Nibandera Station Danu Triatmoko said the wave height in the southern waters of Bone Bay reached 1.25 to 2.5 meters.

For this reason, his party appealed to the public to be aware of wave heights due to the impact of increased Asian Monsoon activity which caused the addition of wet air masses and increased sea surface temperature anomalies.

"This atmospheric dynamic condition increases the potential for moderate to heavy rain as well as strong winds and high waves in South Sulawesi," he said.