according to the captain , the 1999 ferry was inspected by the railway agency on december 9 and was reported to be in normal shape . " it seems that due to the weather conditions the profit is little , but we still want , " djamal stated . with 17 crew members , and with 200 tons of cargo , the ill - equipped pts alam budi owner and operated steamer sank so slow that the pilot " had no chance to ask the cargo to wear life coats . "
An Indonesian ferry with 300 passengers sank.