MOC: NTSC will Clarification Passenger Vessel Manifest

JAKARTA – Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said National Transportation Safety Committee will conduct a clarification on the manifest of passengers aboard is unknown. “It (the passenger manifest) NTSC later would clarify on that,” said the MOC in Gatot Subroto, Jakarta, Monday (2/1).

During this time, according to him, the numbers of passengers who circulate only obtained from the news. To that end he called on all parties to wait investments NTSC to find the correct number. MOC said through investigation, NTSC will get the actual number of passengers KM related Zahro Express.

“NTSC will get the actual number of the manifest and that on that ship,” he said.

Previously, the Executing tasks SAR Jakarta Head of Hendra Sudirman said the search for survivors from the burning ship Zahro Express en route to Tidung Island, Thousand Islands, Jakarta, around 09.00 am still considering the manifest passed the passengers is unknown.

“Initially said 100 passengers, and then turned into 240 and 16 lost, but it was released just now 20 body bags. So manifest is still unknown,” said Hendra.

According to him, 20 body bags were removed from the ship does not include the two bodies found in advance so can not mention exactly how much the actual victims of the burning ship.

Search is still being conducted on the combined team Basarnas, PMI, police, and others. Searches were conducted in the ill-fated ship that has been extinguished and at the jetty Port of Muara Angke and at the location of the waters of the fire.