Had Run Aground, High Tide Made The Roro Ship KMP Tanjung Burang To Sail Again

Roro ship KMP Tanjung Burang. (Between)

KEPRI - The Roro ship KMP Tanjung Burang which ran aground in the waters of Tanjung Duren, Riau Islands (Kepri), has successfully sailed back.

General Manager of PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) Batam, Syamsudin said the ship routed from Tanjung Punggur Port, Batam City to Tanjunguban Port, Bintan Regency, managed to escape after high tide.

"KMP Tanjung Burang, which ran aground this morning, was able to run aground because it ran aground not completely. So when the tide comes in, the ship floats and can sail again," said Syamsudin, contacted by Antara on Tuesday, April 12.

He revealed that the ship managed to run aground at 19.10 WIB after high tide. Whereas previously it was estimated that the ship could run aground in the afternoon.

KMP Tanjung Burang this morning ran aground after a few minutes of sailing from Tanjung Punggur Port to Tanjunguban Harbor. KMP Tanjung Burang ran aground at low tide.

Syamsudin said all the passengers had been rescued. "Our main priority is passenger safety. Passengers are transported by boat, then sail to Tanjunguban," he said.

Meanwhile, the two-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles belonging to the passengers who were on the ship were only unloaded after the Tanjung Burang KMP docked at the Tanjunguban Port.

Currently, he said, the ship was still in the process of unloading. Vehicle owners can take their vehicles after the ship docks at Tanjunguban Harbor. "The passenger's vehicle is in good condition," he concluded.