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Friday, 8 November 2019
Kukup ferry services reopen
Kukup ferry services reopen
On again: Dr Sahruddin (right) posing at the entrance of the Kukup International Ferry Terminal with Pekan Nanas assemblyman Yeo Tung Siong (left), Johor state speaker Suhaizan Kaiat (second from left), Pakatan Harapan candidate for the Tanjung Piai Karmaine Sardini and a community leader from Indonesia, Roslan M. Nor.
PONTIAN: After a two-month hiatus the Kukup International Ferry Terminal here is back in operation.
Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal, who welcomed the first batch of ferry passengers from Tanjung Balai, Indonesia, said the reopening would bring the place “back to life”.
He said Indonesia gave its clearance to allow Malaysian ferries to anchor at Tanjung Balai at about 5.50pm on Wednesday.
“There have been several delays for the opening but we are glad that the ferry terminal is able to resume operations fully today.
“The terminal will be managed by the state government, under the Public Transport Corporation for the time being until we get a permanent concession company, ” he told reporters at the ferry terminal yesterday.
Dr Sahruddin said the terminal would be able to run about five to 10 trips on a daily basis with the capacity of carrying some 150 passengers each trip.
The ferry terminal here was shut down since Sept 1 after the state government terminated the agreement with the previous concession company.
Earlier, it was reported that the reopening of the ferry terminal, which was initially scheduled on Wednesday, had been postponed.
Dr Sahruddin said the delay was because the state government had yet to receive clearance from the Indonesian government to anchor at Tanjung Balai.
“The previous company operating the ferry terminal received negative feedback and also had unpaid loans owed to the state government.“Indonesia wants to ensure that the new management is not related to the previous concession company, ” he said.
Among the first few passengers boarding the ferry from Tanjung Balai was Rozali Ibrahim, 50, who had been working in Mersing as a contractor for over 10 years.
“I prefer taking the ferry as it is nearer for me and I get to visit some of my friends and families, who are living in Kukup.
“I hope that the new management will be able to run it better than before, ” he said, adding that he uses the ferry service at least three times in a year.
~The Star~
On again: Dr Sahruddin (right) posing at the entrance of the Kukup International Ferry Terminal with Pekan Nanas assemblyman Yeo Tung Siong (left), Johor state speaker Suhaizan Kaiat (second from left), Pakatan Harapan candidate for the Tanjung Piai Karmaine Sardini and a community leader from Indonesia, Roslan M. Nor.
PONTIAN: After a two-month hiatus the Kukup International Ferry Terminal here is back in operation.
Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal, who welcomed the first batch of ferry passengers from Tanjung Balai, Indonesia, said the reopening would bring the place “back to life”.
He said Indonesia gave its clearance to allow Malaysian ferries to anchor at Tanjung Balai at about 5.50pm on Wednesday.
“There have been several delays for the opening but we are glad that the ferry terminal is able to resume operations fully today.
“The terminal will be managed by the state government, under the Public Transport Corporation for the time being until we get a permanent concession company, ” he told reporters at the ferry terminal yesterday.
Dr Sahruddin said the terminal would be able to run about five to 10 trips on a daily basis with the capacity of carrying some 150 passengers each trip.
The ferry terminal here was shut down since Sept 1 after the state government terminated the agreement with the previous concession company.
Earlier, it was reported that the reopening of the ferry terminal, which was initially scheduled on Wednesday, had been postponed.
Dr Sahruddin said the delay was because the state government had yet to receive clearance from the Indonesian government to anchor at Tanjung Balai.
“The previous company operating the ferry terminal received negative feedback and also had unpaid loans owed to the state government.“Indonesia wants to ensure that the new management is not related to the previous concession company, ” he said.
Among the first few passengers boarding the ferry from Tanjung Balai was Rozali Ibrahim, 50, who had been working in Mersing as a contractor for over 10 years.
“I prefer taking the ferry as it is nearer for me and I get to visit some of my friends and families, who are living in Kukup.
“I hope that the new management will be able to run it better than before, ” he said, adding that he uses the ferry service at least three times in a year.
~The Star~
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Tanjung Belungkor ferry service easy alternative route for Singaporeans to Desaru
Tanjung Belungkor ferry service easy alternative route for Singaporeans to Desaru
The Tanjung Belungkor ferry service near Pengerang here is an easy alternative for Singaporeans wanting to holiday in the country especially in Desaru.
Director-general of Tourism Malaysia Datuk Musa Yusof said the journey from Changi Ferry Terminal only takes 35 minutes and each ferry can take 100 passengers each trip.
He said this will increase tourist arrivals in Desaru which has an abundance of tourism products such as well-known hotels and a 17-kilometer coastline.
“Some people say the situation at the Johor Causeway takes Singaporeans three to four hours to cross the border.
“Many do not know that with the ferry, they can come here within 35 minutes,” he told reporters after a dialogue session with Malaysian and Singaporean tourism industry players at the Lotus Desaru Beach Resort and Spa here today.
Musa said the dialogue session with 80 industry players including tour agents will hopefully promote tourism products between the two countries.
“In the dialogue, we asked them what issues or problems we can address for them,” he said.
“Among the things we noted was that services could be improved such as the ferry terminal, the shuttle bus, and others,” he said.
-- BERNAMA
The Tanjung Belungkor ferry service near Pengerang here is an easy alternative for Singaporeans wanting to holiday in the country especially in Desaru.
Director-general of Tourism Malaysia Datuk Musa Yusof said the journey from Changi Ferry Terminal only takes 35 minutes and each ferry can take 100 passengers each trip.
He said this will increase tourist arrivals in Desaru which has an abundance of tourism products such as well-known hotels and a 17-kilometer coastline.
“Some people say the situation at the Johor Causeway takes Singaporeans three to four hours to cross the border.
“Many do not know that with the ferry, they can come here within 35 minutes,” he told reporters after a dialogue session with Malaysian and Singaporean tourism industry players at the Lotus Desaru Beach Resort and Spa here today.
Musa said the dialogue session with 80 industry players including tour agents will hopefully promote tourism products between the two countries.
“In the dialogue, we asked them what issues or problems we can address for them,” he said.
“Among the things we noted was that services could be improved such as the ferry terminal, the shuttle bus, and others,” he said.
-- BERNAMA
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Pirates attack tugboat off Pulau Tioman
Pirates attack tugboat off Pulau Tioman
Pirates armed with parangs swooped on a tugboat on March 22, just 22km off the coast of Pulau Tioman, a popular dive spot for Singaporeans.
The group of more than 10 pirates, mainly Indonesians, took over the S$5.8 million tugboat called "Marina 26", as well as a barge it was pulling. The vessels had left Singapore 24 hours earlier.
The pirates destroyed the tugboat's Global Positioning System device and the 10-men crew were tied up and locked up in one of the cabins.
"We were all shivering," the vessel's master, Captain Amri Arsyad, 31, told MediaCorp in Bahasa Indonesian.
They were held captive for two days while the pirates re-painted the vessel with leftover green paint they found onboard. The pirates then forced the crew to jump into a life-raft with some food, mineral water and their passports.
The next 40 hours were hell.
"We spotted a cargo ship and started waving and shouting for attention but it passed us by. We felt really helpless. Later that afternoon, the boat started to deflate and we paddled with our hands to try to reach Tioman, which was far away on the horizon," said Mr Amri.
Soon, they were tired and stopped paddling, letting the boat drift.
"It seemed hopeless. At the back of my mind, I thought that was the end of my life," he said.
Their fate changed when they were spotted by a fisherman who was passing by and came to their rescue. The crew, mostly Indonesians, are now recovering at Natuna Island in Indonesia.
A search and recovery was not carried out because the area is believed to be too large to cover.
International information sharing centre for maritime matters, ReCAAP ISC, has confirmed the incident and has circulated an incident alert with photos of the tugboat.
A similar hijacking off Pulau Tioman was reported in February last year.
The tugboat and barge is owned by Indonesian shipping company PT. Pelnas Bahtera Bestari Shipping. Its director, Miss Tresya, an avid diver who frequents Pulau Tioman, contacted MediaCorp with news of the incident.
She said "We hope to alert vessel owners and the relevant authorities to the piracy problems around our region which, we feel, have been neglected.
"The fact that this incident happened close to the coast of a populated area shows that the pirates have no fear. Many Singaporeans dive off Tioman and those who own vessels go there often. We want to warn them of the potential danger."
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Pirates armed with parangs swooped on a tugboat on March 22, just 22km off the coast of Pulau Tioman, a popular dive spot for Singaporeans.
The group of more than 10 pirates, mainly Indonesians, took over the S$5.8 million tugboat called "Marina 26", as well as a barge it was pulling. The vessels had left Singapore 24 hours earlier.
The pirates destroyed the tugboat's Global Positioning System device and the 10-men crew were tied up and locked up in one of the cabins.
"We were all shivering," the vessel's master, Captain Amri Arsyad, 31, told MediaCorp in Bahasa Indonesian.
They were held captive for two days while the pirates re-painted the vessel with leftover green paint they found onboard. The pirates then forced the crew to jump into a life-raft with some food, mineral water and their passports.
The next 40 hours were hell.
"We spotted a cargo ship and started waving and shouting for attention but it passed us by. We felt really helpless. Later that afternoon, the boat started to deflate and we paddled with our hands to try to reach Tioman, which was far away on the horizon," said Mr Amri.
Soon, they were tired and stopped paddling, letting the boat drift.
"It seemed hopeless. At the back of my mind, I thought that was the end of my life," he said.
Their fate changed when they were spotted by a fisherman who was passing by and came to their rescue. The crew, mostly Indonesians, are now recovering at Natuna Island in Indonesia.
A search and recovery was not carried out because the area is believed to be too large to cover.
International information sharing centre for maritime matters, ReCAAP ISC, has confirmed the incident and has circulated an incident alert with photos of the tugboat.
A similar hijacking off Pulau Tioman was reported in February last year.
The tugboat and barge is owned by Indonesian shipping company PT. Pelnas Bahtera Bestari Shipping. Its director, Miss Tresya, an avid diver who frequents Pulau Tioman, contacted MediaCorp with news of the incident.
She said "We hope to alert vessel owners and the relevant authorities to the piracy problems around our region which, we feel, have been neglected.
"The fact that this incident happened close to the coast of a populated area shows that the pirates have no fear. Many Singaporeans dive off Tioman and those who own vessels go there often. We want to warn them of the potential danger."
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
Mersing tragedy: Survivor's account
Mersing tragedy: Survivor's account
As efforts were intensified on Monday to find the sole Singaporean still missing after the Boxing Day tragedy in Malaysia, the first accounts have emerged from survivors of the boat mishap that has now claimed the lives of four Singaporeans.
Choppy waters, a violent shaking of the boat and then the struggle in the water - for some, even a struggle to escape the boat cabin. The story was told while more than 130 personnel from various agencies in Mersing were out at sea to search for 44-year-old Mr Ng Kian Teck.
Although the search was halted when darkness fell, Johor chief police officer Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff told the media -- and distraught family members, when he visited the operations room at Tanjong Leman ferry terminal in the afternoon -- that the authorities would do whatever it takes to find Mr Ng.
"We'll carry on as long as is needed to look for the missing person. I've also instructed the police to expedite investigations." he said.
He declined to comment on whether there were enough life jackets on the boat for the 29 passengers -- including 19 Singaporeans -- as investigations were ongoing, but it was clear that the boat travelling towards mainland from a kelong near Sibu island was overloaded.
One of the survivors, Mr Heng Lih Hooi, said he knew there were life jackets in the cabin -- 12, according to his wife -- but none of the passengers was wearing them, nor were they asked to.
"I think wearing the life jackets could probably have saved some of our friends," he told MediaCorp as he related the chaotic situation shortly before the boat capsized.
"About 15 to 20 minutes after we left the kelong, we experienced choppy waters. So the boat was actually shaking quite violently, especially left and right.
"At some time, the boatman asked some of us to go to the front of the boat. I think he was trying to balance the boat. And he called for the action two times."
The boat then sank and a rescue boat arrived 10 minutes later.
"Many of us were trying to struggle out of the cabin. And some of them actually broke the glass, the window, in order to climb out," Mr Heng said.
"I was more worried about my loved ones because my wife is a non-swimmer. I myself am a non-swimmer ...
"The waves kept on splashing over (us) and we were drinking a lot of (sea) water. In fact, some of our relatives were admitted to hospital because of drinking too much sea water.
"I would say we cheated death this time round. We were lucky to survive."
He may not have been the only one. Singapore permanent resident and mechanic Mr Liang, together with his wife and 13-year-old daughter, were supposed to be on the boat that capsized, but decided to take a later boat after he overheard talk that the former was leaking, although investigations are still ongoing.
Earlier in the day, the body of the fourth Singaporean victim, 41-year-old Mr Tor Soon Kwee, was recovered and identified by family members.
Some distraught family members of the four victims gathered outside the mortuary at Mersing on Monday, while others came together at the ferry terminal to offer prayers. One Singaporeans remains warded in hospital.
Mr Mokhtar said the authorities will form a committee to prevent a similar incident from happening again.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
As efforts were intensified on Monday to find the sole Singaporean still missing after the Boxing Day tragedy in Malaysia, the first accounts have emerged from survivors of the boat mishap that has now claimed the lives of four Singaporeans.
Choppy waters, a violent shaking of the boat and then the struggle in the water - for some, even a struggle to escape the boat cabin. The story was told while more than 130 personnel from various agencies in Mersing were out at sea to search for 44-year-old Mr Ng Kian Teck.
Although the search was halted when darkness fell, Johor chief police officer Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff told the media -- and distraught family members, when he visited the operations room at Tanjong Leman ferry terminal in the afternoon -- that the authorities would do whatever it takes to find Mr Ng.
"We'll carry on as long as is needed to look for the missing person. I've also instructed the police to expedite investigations." he said.
He declined to comment on whether there were enough life jackets on the boat for the 29 passengers -- including 19 Singaporeans -- as investigations were ongoing, but it was clear that the boat travelling towards mainland from a kelong near Sibu island was overloaded.
One of the survivors, Mr Heng Lih Hooi, said he knew there were life jackets in the cabin -- 12, according to his wife -- but none of the passengers was wearing them, nor were they asked to.
"I think wearing the life jackets could probably have saved some of our friends," he told MediaCorp as he related the chaotic situation shortly before the boat capsized.
"About 15 to 20 minutes after we left the kelong, we experienced choppy waters. So the boat was actually shaking quite violently, especially left and right.
"At some time, the boatman asked some of us to go to the front of the boat. I think he was trying to balance the boat. And he called for the action two times."
The boat then sank and a rescue boat arrived 10 minutes later.
"Many of us were trying to struggle out of the cabin. And some of them actually broke the glass, the window, in order to climb out," Mr Heng said.
"I was more worried about my loved ones because my wife is a non-swimmer. I myself am a non-swimmer ...
"The waves kept on splashing over (us) and we were drinking a lot of (sea) water. In fact, some of our relatives were admitted to hospital because of drinking too much sea water.
"I would say we cheated death this time round. We were lucky to survive."
He may not have been the only one. Singapore permanent resident and mechanic Mr Liang, together with his wife and 13-year-old daughter, were supposed to be on the boat that capsized, but decided to take a later boat after he overheard talk that the former was leaking, although investigations are still ongoing.
Earlier in the day, the body of the fourth Singaporean victim, 41-year-old Mr Tor Soon Kwee, was recovered and identified by family members.
Some distraught family members of the four victims gathered outside the mortuary at Mersing on Monday, while others came together at the ferry terminal to offer prayers. One Singaporeans remains warded in hospital.
Mr Mokhtar said the authorities will form a committee to prevent a similar incident from happening again.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Sea Entry Points
1. Tg. Pengelih, Pengerang, Kota Tinggi
2. Sebana Cove, Pengerang, Kota Tinggi
3. Stulang Laut, Kompleks Bebas Cukai, Johor Bahru
4. Pasir Gudang Port, Pasir Gudang
5. Muar Jetty, Jalan Maharani, Muar
6. Tg. Pelepas Port, Blok B, Wisma PTP, Gelang Patah
7. Tg. Belungkor, Kota Tinggi
8. Kukup, Pontian
9. Mersing Immigration Department, Jalan Ismail, Mersing
2. Sebana Cove, Pengerang, Kota Tinggi
3. Stulang Laut, Kompleks Bebas Cukai, Johor Bahru
4. Pasir Gudang Port, Pasir Gudang
5. Muar Jetty, Jalan Maharani, Muar
6. Tg. Pelepas Port, Blok B, Wisma PTP, Gelang Patah
7. Tg. Belungkor, Kota Tinggi
8. Kukup, Pontian
9. Mersing Immigration Department, Jalan Ismail, Mersing
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