Sei Kayan Bridge Was Hit By Tongkang Batubara

Sei Kayan Bridge Was Hit By Tongkang Batubara (Ist)

TANJUNG SELOR - A barge crashed into the Sei Kayan bridge in Tanjung Palas District, Bulungan, North Kalimantan (Kaltara), Saturday (1/3/2025) this afternoon.

The cross-regional bridge that connected Bulungan Regency with Tana Tidung, Malinau and Nunukan regencies was hit by Tongkang BG.Lius Emas when the tugboat TB.L Fortuna at around 13.30 WITA, while crossing under the Tanjung Palas bridge with a receding water condition with a bridge to the river surface of about 15 meters.

"Members of the Bulungan Police Polresta Sat Polresta have checked the Tanjung Selor - Tanjung Palas bridge which was hit by Tongkang BG. Gold Lius when TB TB.L Fortuna was pulled," said Bulungan Police Chief, Kombes Pol Rofikoh Yunianto through the Head of Public Relations, Ipda Magdalena Lawai, Saturday (1/3/2025).

"At that time, the tagboat with the barge departed from Ampana, Central Sulawesi (Sulteng) going to Antanutan village, Bulungan to load coal," he continued.

Magdalena explained, based on the information from the ship's captain with the initials LS and Pandu, the SH ship had predicted that if it was continued, the door of the Ram door BG.LIUS EMAS would hit under the bridge so that the Ship's Captain immediately took the initiative to postpone the tugboat that pulled the barge.

"However, during the process of repatriating the tugboat, Tongkang was not interested in fully resigning so that it hit or hit the bottom layer of the Kayan Sei bridge," he explained.

"Tagboats and barges are still at the location of the incident, precisely stopped at coordinates 2,819655, 117,363207, to undergo further inspection," he concluded.