The Directorate General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) evacuated the cargo ship MSC Faith, which ran aground in the Indonesia-Singapore border area.
The Liberian-flagged ship is loaded with hundreds of containers. After departing from Singapore Harbor, the ship headed for Yantian, China.
"The ship ran aground due to bad weather conditions. Therefore, I urge all sea transportation users to always prioritize safety and carry out regular weather conditions," said Director of the Marine and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP) of the Ministry of Transportation Capt Mugen S Sartoto in his statement, Thursday, February 2.
The cargo ship MSC Faith ran aground next to Batu Berhanti Island, Behindpadang District, Batam City, on Tuesday, January 31 at around 20.00 WIB.
Class I KSOP Tanjungbalai Karimun Jon Kenedi carried out the evacuation or SAR process by deploying the KNP 366 patrol boat.
"KPLP patrol boats immediately rushed to the scene as soon as they received information," he said.
In addition, the KPLP patrol boats that drove to the location and helped with the evacuation process were KN Sarotama and KN Kalimasada belonging to the Tanjung Uban Marine and Coast Guard Base (PLP).
At the time of the incident, MSC Faith also had 24 crew members including the captain of the ship who were successfully evacuated safely.
"Furthermore, the evacuation of ships and underwater surveys to make it easier to take steps and find out the condition of the ship's hull," he said.
The MSC Faith ship managed to escape from a landslide at 00.20 local time and docked in the Batu Ampar area at 01.55 local time.
From the results of checking the condition of the ship and underwater surveys, there were no findings of leaks or underwater cracks, no damage and no civilian oil or oil spills.
" Patrol boats are always on standby to evacuate and now the entire evacuation process has been completed quickly thanks to the cooperation of the Quick Response Team of the Directorate General of Hubla," he said.
The MV MSC Faith ship is known to have a capacity of 141,976 GT with a container carrier type. The ship belongs to the Mediterranean Shipping Company SA with the operator PT Buana Lintas Lautan.
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