Photograph during the sinking (taken from NTSC final report)
Region where the vessel sank
Details
Date
3 July 2018; 5 years ago (2018-07-03) 12:00 - 13:40 (UTC+8)
Location
Flores Sea off the coast of Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi
Country
Indonesia
Operator
Pelayaran Lintas Benua PT
Incident type
Passenger, vehicle, and cargo
Cause
Free surface effect due to rough waters
Statistics
Vehicles
48
Passengers
190
Deaths
35
Injured
155
Damage
Ship beached near Pabadilang Beach
MV Lestari Maju was a modified 749 tonnes (737 long tons; 826 short tons)[1] cargo ship that operated domestic passenger service from Bulukumba Regency to Selayar Islands in South Sulawesi. At noon on 3 July 2018, the ship was deliberately grounded off the Selayar Islands. The ferry had reportedly suffered a leak on the port side of the lower deck. As the ferry began to sink, the captain decided to ground the ferry to stop the sinking and ease the rescue effort. The incident killed 35 people; 155 people survived the accident.
The accident was the second major maritime disaster in Indonesia in less than a month, following the sinking of MV Sinar Bangun which killed 167 people on 18 June 2018. The sinking is the deadliest maritime disaster in South Sulawesi since 2015.[2]
National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia published their findings on 9 October 2018. The investigation found that numerous critical safety regulations were not followed by the crew. It also revealed that the sinking was caused by high waves that managed to enter the ferry. The ferry's low deck height caused waves to enter the lower decks, creating a free surface effect which ultimately led the ferry to list. The ferry's overdraft condition, absence of a freeing port on the main deck and untied vehicles on board aggravated the situation.
^"LESTARI MAJU". Vessel Tracking. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
^Hajramurni, Andi (4 July 2018). "Death toll of KM Lestari Maju ship incident rises to 29". The Jakarta Post. The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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