TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono stated that the cause of the fire at the Indonesian Warship Ship (KRI) of Hading Bay 538 in the waters of the Selayar Strait is still in the process of being investigated.
"We are still investigating. Later the Indonesian Navy will check whether human error or technical problems, we will investigate later," said TNI Commander Yudo as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, June 5.
Meanwhile, the condition of all the soldiers who were carried by the ship when the fire incident occurred, said the Commander, all survived. In addition, KRI Teluk Hading 543 has also been ran aground at the Bira Beach tourist spot, local waters
"Personnel have been taken and the ship has also been ran aground," said Yudo.
Currently, the KRI Teluk Hading made in East Germany in 1978 with a length of 98 meters with a width of 11 meters has been withdrawn from the location of the fire and moored on the southern coast of Bulukumba Regency at the pier of the Bira Beach zero point area, Bulukumba Regency for the investigation process.
The KRI brought a total of 119 soldiers, with details of 62 crew members and 57 passengers all safe. The ship was declared to be operating, moving from Jakarta to carrying out routine operations in the working area of Fleet III Command.
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The warship carrying logistics and passengers of the soldiers is one of the elements of the KRI ranks of the Jakarta Military 1 Military Cross-Sea Force (Satlinlamil 1 Jakarta) Military Sea Command (Kolinlamil) which experienced a fire incident on Saturday (3/6) estimated at 13.15 WITA at 05 3753 South Latitude 120 395 East Longitude, around 11 Nautical Mile (NM) East Selayar Strait.
Separately, the Head of the Bulukumba Regency Tourism Office, South Sulawesi, Daud Kahal, said that as long as the KRI is anchored at the zero point pier, the Bira tourist location will be temporarily closed until the investigation process is complete.
"Regarding the incident of the burning TNI ship, at the request of the commander of the Indonesian Navy post in Bira, we responded by asking residents and it was announced that there would be no activity for three days around the tourist area," he said.
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