Teratai Prima Accident

Captain of Sunken Ferry Declared Suspect

The captain of an Indonesian ship that sank in the waters off Sulawesi island last week, leaving more than 200 missing, has been declared a suspect for possible negligence causing loss of life, National Police spokesman Abubakar Natraprawira said on Monday, Jan. 19.

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The 700-ton (635-metric ton) Teratai Prima ship with over 250 passengers and 17 crew members was sunk before dawn last Sunday, when it had sailed over 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast of western Sulawesi. It went down within five minutes after a 3-meter wave hit the ship. The ship was en route from Parepare town of South Sulawesi province to Samarinda city of East Kalimantan province.

"The captain has been named suspect on the charge of negligence that causes the loss of hundreds of lives," Natraprawira told Xinhua.

For further investigation, he said that the captain has been detained. "Sabir (the captain) is now under the custody of the South Sulawesi provincial police," said Nataprawira.

The ship sailed after the country's meteorology agency warned of poor weather in the waters off central Indonesia, according to transport ministry.

At least 34 people, including the captain and four other crews, have been rescued and two dead bodies have been recovered. More than 230 passengers and crew are still missing and feared dead.

The National Transport Safety Committee are probing into whether possible overloading of passengers could have contributed to the disaster.

Police also said they have questioned several people, including the port administration, to see if they had any involvement in the disaster.

"The captain could face maximum five years of jail term should he be found guilty," said Natraprawira.

Ships are a major form of transportation in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago with more than 17,000 islands.


Source: Xinhua News

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