attributed to the captain , the 1999 ferry was assessed by the port ministry on july 9 and was certified to be in good condition . " it seems that related to the climatic there the value is little , but we still hope , " djamal wrote . with 17 crew members , and carrying 200 tons of passenger , the self - fated pt mon santoso owned and operated ferry sank so fast that the crew " had no desire to ask the crew to wear life jackets . "
An Indonesian ferry with 300 passengers sank.