Speedboat Transports 16 Passengers Accident At Long Pink Beach

Speedboat Refiero which ran aground in the waters of Long Pink Beach in the TNK, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. BETWEEN THE PERSONAL DOCUMENTation.

LABUAN BAJO - A speedboat carrying 16 passengers had an accident at Long Pink Beach in the Komodo National Park (TNK) area in West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"We arrived at the location and found a speedboat whose name was Refiero whose position had been ran aground on the beach. Then we went to the ground and conducted an inspection of the captain and passenger, the passenger was traveling on the beach," said Head of the Labuan Bajo Class III Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP) Office Stephanus Risdiyanto as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, August 1.

He explained that the ship's passengers are foreign tourists and domestic tourists who travel for one day in Labuan Bajo.

"There were no injuries or casualties," he said.

Based on the inspection of the captain, he continued, the ship's accident was caused by strong currents due to ups and downs, causing vortices that made the ship tilted and capsized.

"The ship did not sink, then several crews jumped into the water and were then assisted by the surrounding ships evacuating to the beach, because the incident was not far from the beach," he said.

Stephanus Risdiyanto explained that his party had also examined all ship passengers, and the passengers admitted that they had not experienced psychological trauma and wanted to continue their tour.

"The agency tour provides a speedboat for the trip," he said.

However, there are three tourists consisting of two foreign tourists and one domestic tourist choosing to return to Labuan Bajo.

"There were three passengers who did not continue the trip because they were chasing an afternoon plane," he said.