according to the commander , the 1999 ferry was visited by the transport ministry on december 9 and was assessed to be in excellent state . " it seems that relating to the situation climate the chance is little , but we still hope , " djamal stated . with 17 crew members , and having 200 bags of cargo , the self - fated pt er budi built and owned steamboat went so fast that the crew " had no time to ask the crews to take live jackets . "
An Indonesian ferry with 300 passengers sank.