On Moday, April 22, two ferries collided when voyaging in Sunda strait. The collision was between ferry ‘Windu Karsa Dwitya’ and ferry ‘Virgo 18’. From the incident, a crew fell overboard and is missing, one passenger was injured and transferred to hospital, on arrival to Merak.
Mainly, the collision resulted to both vessels reporting damages.
Specifically, at approximately 1630 LT Windu Karsa Dwitya was departing from Merak, Indonesia. In the meantime, Virgo 18 was approaching the port.
Both ferries were serving Merak Bakauheni line.
After the collision, Windu Karsa Dwitya experienced starboard bridge wing and fore deck hull dents and breaches, whereas Virgo 18 sustained stern damages.
The one ferry returned to port where all passengers left ferry, while Virgo 18 remains also anchored at port of Merak.
