Police Confirm Viral Video Of 2.5 Tons Of Cooking Oil Spilled In The Sea Hoax

PIXABAY ILLUSTRATION

JAKARTA - The National Police stated that the video circulating on social media regarding the spill of 2.5 tons of cooking oil into the sea was just a hoax or hoax. From the search results, the liquid recorded on the video is not cooking oil.

"From the search results it was also stated that it was not true that as much as 2.5 tons of cooking oil spilled into the sea," said Director of the Special Crime Investigation Unit of the East Kalimantan Police, Kombes Indra, in his statement, Monday, March 21.

Indra said, from further investigation and inspection, the liquid which was originally called cooking oil was actually CPKO (Crude Palm Kermel Oil) oil. PT. Kutai Refenery Nusantara, which at that time was in the Kariangau area, West Balikpapan District, East Kalimantan, on January 18.

"Approximately 50 liters and not as much as 2.5 tons like the information in the viral TikTok video," said Indra.

The oil was spilled because the vacuum hose was torn due to friction with the edge of the ship's deck, which serves as a distribution channel. So that the oil spilled over the kindergarten deck. Kahuripan 207 at Jetty 2C PT. Kutai Refenery Nusantara.

This fact was discovered after clarifying the owner of the TikTok account that went viral, namely, Candra Sasmita. He is also a Kindergarten Classman. Kahuripan 207 and the person in charge of PT Kutai Refenery Nusantara, Jaya Budiansyah.

"The intention and purpose of Candra Sasmita (account owner @candrasurveyor91) is that in the TikTok video there is 2.5 tons of cooking oil spilled, just playing Tiktok for fun and for no other purpose," said Indra.

Previously, a video was widely circulated containing a liquid similar to cooking oil spilling into the sea. In the narrative that was conveyed, there were 2,500 tons of cooking oil that was spilled and the value if it reached Rp37 billion.

"Overflowing the best quality Bimoli Oil, 2500 tons for approximately IDR 37 billion. Documents will not be liquidated without my signature," the video says.

The video shows cooking oil being channeled through pipes, from one ship to another. Seen also cooking oil spilled on the floor of the ship to the surface of the sea water.

However, there was no explanation of the time, location and destination of the cooking oil ship.