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More than 1,600 get free ride to Jakarta on Dobonsolo ship
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More than 1,600 passengers and their motorcycles got a free ride on the Dobonsolo on June 20 for the Idul Fitri return trip to Jakarta. (JP /Suherdjoko)
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ore than 1,600 people got a free ride on the Dobonsolo ship from Tanjung Emas Seaport in Semarang, Central Java, to Tanjung Priok in Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon. Along with them were 739 motorcycles.
The return to Jakarta was made into a festive event in the seaport, which hired a dangdut performance to welcome the passengers.
Tanjung Emas Seaport terminal supervisor, Sularyo, said besides Dobonsolo, the port had prepared a number of smaller ships to offer the free ride to hundreds of others.
The passengers had to register at Mudik Gratis website, owned by the Transportation Ministry, to get the free seat and free space for the motorcycles. The government offered free spaces on ships to reduce the number of families going to their hometowns and back using their motorcycles. (evi)
