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Zahro Express captain to be questioned: Police
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Rescue workers evacuate bodies from a burned out ferry. At least 23 people died and 17 remain missing after the inferno on Jan. 1. (Antara/M Agung Rajasa)
T
he police will question the caption of a ship that caught fire resulting in the deaths of 23 passengers in Muara Angke waters, North Jakarta, on Sunday, an official has said.
"The captain will be questioned. We will find out the cause and whether it was because of poor maintenance," National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said on Tuesday, as reported by kompas.com.
Tito said the Zahro Express, which caught fire and exploded on its way to Tidung Island, Thousand Islands regency, was overloaded.
(Read also: Passenger overload suspected to be contributing factor in Zahro disaster)
He said the police had found a difference between the number of passengers declared on the boat manifest and the actual number of passengers.
However, he said the National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) was still investigating.
In addition to the 23 fatalities, as many as 194 passengers survived. Seventeen were injured and are being treated at Atmajaya Hospital. The ship was found to be heavily burned when it was docked at Muara Angke. (jun)
