JAKARTA - The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, assessed that the tragic incident of the burning of the Barcelona V Motorboat (KM) in the waters of Talise, North Minahasa, which resulted in three deaths so that it became a momentum for evaluating sea transportation safety.
"We, the leadership and members of the DPR, share our condolences for the disaster that occurred to the victims of the Barcelona V ship in the Waters of Talise," Puan told reporters, Tuesday, July 22.
Due to repeated incidents, Puan reminded all relevant stakeholders to improve sea transportation governance. It is known that the KM Barcelona V incident did not last long after the sinking of the Tunu Pratama Jaya Passenger Motorboat (KMP) in the Bali Strait, in early July.
The repeated events are a warning to the weakness of the national shipping safety system. So the KM Barcelona V incident must be a momentum for the evaluation of the total safety of sea transportation," said Puan.
Puan hopes that the government through the relevant ministries, especially the Ministry of Transportation, will conduct a thorough safety audit and reveal the cause of the fire at KM Barcelona V.
"It must be known why the early detection system failed? In the future, supervision by port authorities must also be tightened," said Puan.
He also reminded that safety in public transportation is the basic right of citizens. Puan also highlighted the importance of the Government ensuring that citizens who rely heavily on sea transportation to obtain the best facilities, especially residents who live in archipelagic areas and 3T regions (be left behind, frontier, and outermost).
"DPR through the relevant commission will oversee and oversee the national audit of all commercial passenger ships currently operating," he said.
Puan also assessed that the government must ensure that the investigation process for the KM Barcelona V incident is carried out in a transparent and accountable manner. As well as ensuring that sea transportation system improvements are made real.
"We must not allow the Indonesian Sea to become a field of recurring tragedy. Passenger ships are not just a means of transportation, but become a living space for thousands of people every day. And that living space must be guaranteed safe by the state," concluded Puan.
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A severe fire engulfed the Barcelona V Motorboat (KM) while sailing in the waters of Talise Island, North Sulawesi, on Sunday, July 20. This incident left 3 people dead, two others still in search, and 500 passengers experiencing an emergency situation.
In more detail, the incident made 295 passengers, namely 280 passengers and 15 crew members panicked and rushed to save themselves into the sea.
Recently, passenger manifest data is said to be different from the evacuated victims. Where the passenger manifest was recorded at 280 people, but during the evacuation process, there were 580 victims of KM Barcelona, according to Basarnas reports.
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