Nusa-Putera

A black Toyota Avanza crashed into the sea from the KMP "Nusa Putra" which was sailing from Bakauheni Port to Merak Port, Banten, on June 18, 2019. There were no victims in the incident which took place off the island of Panjurit, three miles from Bakauheni port. The ferry had departed from Bakauheni port at 3:15 p.m. and docked at Merak port at 6 p.m. Allegedly the car driver forgot to pull the handbrake.

On Dec 27, 2018, at 5.50 p.m. a Fuso truck plunged into the sea when boarding the KMP "Nusa Putra" at Pier III in Bakauheni Port. The accident was allegedly caused by an exceeded capacity of the ferry. The stern ramp suddenly broke off, and the truck slid into the water. The truck driver survived because he jumped from the truck and was taken to the Bakauhen Health Center. The ferry was disabled at the quay. Indonesian report with video: http://wartakota.tribunnews.com/2018/12/28/video-ini-detik-detik-truk-tercebur-ke-laut-saat-mau-masuk-kapal-di-bakauheni

The case of the "Santa Regina" ferry master acquitted after sailing Cook Strait with a gash in the ship's hull will not be reconsidered, the Court of Appeal has ruled. On Apr 26, 2011, John Alexander Henderson was in charge when the ferry was caught by a gust of wind while berthing in Wellington and hit a small unused vessel. The ship was inspected and a small gash found and repaired, But a 3.5-4 meter gash about six metres above the water line, which included a 1,85m length of plating opening up, was not noticed and the ship left on its next crossing to Picton. The second gash was found the next morning when the ship returned to Wellington. Henderson was charged with doing an act that caused unnecessary danger or risk and pleaded not guilty. At his trial in Wellington District Court a judge discharged Henderson and found that there was no actual danger or risk to anyone. The judge decided that what Henderson did was enough to show that the critical areas of the ship were adequately inspected. The Crown wanted to appeal against the decision to stop the trial but the judge refused to pose questions of law for the Court of Appeal to answer. The Crown then went to the Court of Appeal directly to have questions of law considered. But in his decision the court has refused. The Court of Appeal said the Crown accepted that there had been in fact no actual risk to anyone from the gash. Carrying on the prosecution would serve no practical purpose, the court said. At worst any failure on Henderson's part following the collision will have been to not have carried out an adequate inspection of those parts of the ship where damage from an impact could not give rise to any danger. This was seen that as relatively unimportant and academic. Given it was accepted there was no danger to the public, and the relatively minor nature of any failure on Henderson's part - if it was proven - there was no public interest in answering the questions of law and, potentially, having Henderson face a retrial. It was not in the interests of the good administration of justice that such serious litigation should continue relating to such a minor alleged transgression.