Dozens die in Indonesia ferry disaster

At least 31 people were killed and 3 people were missing after the Indonesian ferry sank.

The official said that as early as that day, many passengers trapped in the ferry were rescued by a ferry near Sulawesi Island.

On the same day, a series of ship tragedies occurred in Indonesia, when the wooden ferry sank in the deep crater lake of Sumatra Island on June 18, the authorities began looking for 164 drowsers.

There were 139 passengers in the ferry on Sulawesi Island and began to sink into the rough sea on Tuesday afternoon. In order to save lives, the captain landed the ship 200 - 300 meters away from the coast.

Agus Purnomo, director of sea transportation in Indonesia said in a statement that people trapped in the ferry overnight were rescued earlier than Wednesday. He did not say how much, but said the captain and the owner were the last two people to leave the ship.

Mr. Amirudin, director of the South Sulawesi search and ambulance team, said 164 people, including the crew, are on board. Using Amirudin's name, 130 survivors

"We are still looking for the other three people who believe we are still in the ship," he said.

According to the picture released by the National Disaster Management Agency on Tuesday, the passengers clung to the listed ships, but others entered the sea using the ropes. Most people seem to be wearing a life jacket

Purnomo said that the captain 's actions helped to save lives. A 48.5 meter long ship carries dozens of cars, including buses and trucks, starting south of the main Sulawesi Island, from Villa Harbor to Celaya Island.

Guli Island is a small island with 6 hotels. This is perfect for us as we can go to the island by public ferry from Villingili Ferry Terminal. From the airport, basically go to Male (about 10 MVR) by public ferry, then taxi to the ferry terminal (about 35 MVR), then buy a ticket to Guli Island (about 22 MVR). Please note the arrival time and public ferry schedule (only Monday and Friday, only twice a day).

Regarding the archipelago, the most common and popular means of transport in Indonesia is ferry. However, the security problem and the related incident are not stopped. Two people were killed in a ferry between eastern Bali and the Gili Islands in September last year and four Australians were injured in a high-speed ferry running between Lombok and Bali in June 2015. Victims of accidents condemn and condemn the bad form of ferry safety monitoring

Natural disasters in Indonesia are roughly divided into major disasters, middle disasters, and small disasters, but although damage is small, it is very common in Indonesia. These can be easily seen as macro, meso, micro events. The policy for dealing with natural disasters in Indonesia is still in the early stages of development and a strategy is needed to deal with these different kinds of disasters. In addition to the disasters listed in the table above, in Indonesia a moderate life loss (defined as 50-500 deaths in this case) or a large number of IDPs, even natural disasters even over several months there is. Examples of recent times are as follows.