Cilacap Police Delegates Case Of Safeguard Ship IV To The Prosecutor's Office

Cilacap Police Chief AKBP Eko Widiantoro accompanied by Head of Nusakambangan Iron Headquarters Ika Prihadi Nusantara (second from left) shows a number of evidences / Antara

CILACAP - The Cilacap Resort Police, Central Java, has transferred the case of the capsizing of the Pengayoman IV Ship belonging to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to the Cilacap District Prosecutor's Office.

"We have carried out the stages of the investigation and are in stage one and we have sent the file to the prosecutor's office. It is possible that in the near future, this case can be P-21 and declared complete by the prosecutor," said Cilacap Police Chief Adjunct Senior Commissioner of Police Eko Widiantoro during the conference. press at the Cilacap Police Headquarters, reported by Antara, Friday, October 8.

In the investigation, his party has determined a suspect with the initials SA (55) who is the captain of the Pengyaman IV Ship because the investigation results found that several standard operating procedures (SOPs) of shipping were violated, including in terms of safety.

According to him, several SOPs were violated by SA as the captain, including not conducting a ship's feasibility test before leaving, providing buoys, not having a sailing permit, and not being reported to the harbormaster.

He emphasized that all land, sea and air transportation equipment must meet safety standards. In this case, the person concerned does not provide a buoy that should be on the ship and so on.

"When there was an accident, the people who boarded the ship could not save themselves," he said.

Based on the results of the deepening of the investigation, said the Chief of Police, SA who has been the captain since 2012 had been reminded several times about the SOP long before the Pengayoman IV ship capsized. However, the person concerned still insists on sailing.

Regarding the cause of the boat capsizing, based on police findings, it happened because the current was pushed and the ship was carrying two trucks filled with building materials.

"The ship should be tested for feasibility, whether it is feasible or not to go sailing. However, this was not done so that with such a heavy load and hit by a large current, the ship eventually swayed and overturned," he explained. According to him, his party had secured the victim's clothes, flashdisk contains recordings of surveillance cameras (CCTV), one bundle of documents for Protecting Ship IV, and one bundle of maritime weather information from BMKG Cilacap as evidence.

In order to account for his actions or omissions, said the Police Chief, SA was charged with Article 359 of the Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison because the incident resulted in the death of two people.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Besi Nusakambangan Correctional Institution (Lapas) Ika Prihadi Nusantara expressed his appreciation to the Cilacap Police for their efforts to uncover the case of the capsizing of the Pengayoman IV Ship.

"We both know that one suspect has been named who happens to be our colleague, an officer who was part of the disaster. Of course this is our synergy, especially the police and prisons in Nusakambangan, so we still have to appreciate how law enforcement is still being carried out," he said representing the head of the Batu Jalu prison, Yuswa Panjang, as the coordinator of prisons throughout Nusakambangan and Cilacap.

The Pengayoman IV ship sank in the waters north of Nusakambangan Island on its way from Wijayapura Pier, Cilacap, to Sodong Pier, Nusakambangan Island, after capsized due to strong winds on Friday, September 17 morning.

The ship which departed from Wijayapura Pier at 08.50 WIB was carrying seven passengers, including crew members, a motorbike, and two trucks loaded with sand.

At around 09.00 WIB, the ship was blown away by the wind and capsized. As a result of the incident, two passengers died and five others survived.