according to the report , the 1999 ferry was checked by the railway ministry on december 9 and was certified to be in outstanding conditions . " it seems that due to the atmospheric conditions the chance is little , but we really hope , " djamal stated . with 17 team people , and holding 200 tonnes of goods , the ill - equipped pt er budi owned and operated vehicle sunken so fast that the crew " had no chance to invite the passengers to wears lives jackets . "
An Indonesian ferry with 300 passengers sank.