High Waves, 305 Defensed Tourists In Karimunjawa, Jepara

Karimunjawa passenger ship (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Passenger ships on Karimunjawa Island, Karimunjawa District, Jepara Regency, Central Java cannot operate according to schedule following high waves or sea waves. As a result, 305 tourists from various regions in the country were detained.

According to the Head of Karimunjawa Muslikin sub-district in Jepara, it explained that as many as 305 tourists who were detained arrived in Karimunjawa on Wednesday, December 12.

Meanwhile, bad weather, he said, began to occur on Thursday, December 22 because passenger ship trips that usually serve crossings from Jepara Port to Karimunjawa and return to Jepara were delayed because the weather was not favorable. For the schedule for the return of each tourist, he said, it was different, so it could be that someone had been waiting three days for their return.

In order to provide services to tourists, the government collects data to ensure that there are tourists who run out of supplies. "We have also established a complaint post at the Karimunjawa District Office, who knows if anyone wants to submit their complaints," he said. Tourism travel Bureau, he said, has also anticipated the weather at sea every December is a west season characterized by high sea waves., he said, for the time being there has been no report because data collection is still ongoing.

JAKARTA - Passenger ships on Karimunjawa Island, Karimunjawa District, Jepara Regency, Central Java cannot operate according to schedule following high waves or sea waves. As a result, 305 tourists from various regions in the country were detained.

According to Karimunjawa Sub-district Head Muslikin in Jepara, Sunday, as many as 305 tourists who were detained arrived in Karimunjawa on Wednesday, December 12.

Meanwhile, bad weather, he said, began to occur on Thursday, December 22 because passenger ship trips that usually serve crossings from Jepara Port to Karimunjawa and return to Jepara were delayed because the weather was not favorable. For the schedule for the return of each tourist, he said, it was different, so it could be that someone had been waiting three days for their return.

In order to provide services to tourists, the government collects data to ensure that there are tourists who run out of supplies. "We also set up a complaint post at the Karimunjawa District Office, who knows if anyone wants to submit their complaint," he said.

The travel agency, he said, had also anticipated the weather at sea every December is a west season marked by high sea waves. Even if someone is determined to serve a trip to Karimunjawa during the western season, it is considered their negligence. "We are also still collecting data on tourists. For the time being, they just want to be able to go home soon because someone has to return to work," he said.