The ferry sinking was basically one cock-up after another A traveller aboard the ferry from Singapore to Batam has posted a very lengthy post, describing her experience aboard the sunken ship. The vessel was said to have hit a floating object on Sunday (29 Nov) night, but all 97 on board sustained no injuries and were rescued. Details from those aboard were scant, but not anymore. Adilah’s account According to Facebook user Adilah Rahmat, the truth deserves to be shared. And share she did. Yes, that’s a really long post, so we’ve boiled it down to 11 observations for you. 1. The ferry was delayed We reached Nongsapura Ferry Terminal at about 5.45 p.m. The ferry was due to depart at 6.10 p.m. By 6.00 p.m., everyone was already queuing up at the departure gate. We entered the departure gate and we were waiting to board the ferry. The personnel at the ferry terminal told us to wait. No one informed us that there was a delay. We waited until about 6.30 p.m. before all of us boarded the ferry. We then depart[ed] for Singapore at about 6.40 p.m. 2. Something (presumably coral reefs) scraped the bottom of the ferry twice 10 to 15 […]
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