Shipping Companies Get Circular Letter from KSOP Bengkalis related to the thickness of the smoke

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BENGKALIS - The Head of the Bengkalis Harbor and Authority (KSOP) of Bengkalis, Julharia, Saturday 14 September 2019 said that the condition of the haze in the waters of the Bengkalis Strait is quite thick.

But until now the departure of Ferry ships with passengers including destination Bengkalis-Batam, Selat Panjang - Tanjung Balai Karimun and Tanjung Pinang still depart as usual. But the speed of the ship must be reduced because of the thick haze.

"The haze since this week has become thicker and visibility is shorter so that a number of public transportation both land, sea and air have begun to be disrupted," said Julharia.

"The condition of the fog was very thick since yesterday. And we have sent a circular addressed to the shipping company," said Julharia again.

He said a circular with the number UM.002 / 2/1 / KSOP.BKS / 2019 with regard to the safety of the voyage, anticipation of bad weather and haze. There are 9 items that must be obeyed by shipping companies and ship captains and must be considered safety related matters.

"One of our appeals is that ship captains can send positions and weather conditions on coastal radios continuously, also for ship and shipping companies to respond quickly in the face of extreme weather according to procedures," he said again.

Julharia added, so far there have been no ships delaying their departure both at home and abroad because they sailed at a safe speed, there have been no reports of incidents at this time.

The position which is rather vulnerable to sailing said Juharia is Bengkalis - Malacca Strait, but still can sail only by reducing the speed of the ship.

"This news we got from the MT Enriko 3 ship destination from the Port of Tanjung Langsat Malaysia to Pekanbaru on 12 September 2019 at 8:45 Malaysia time, thick foggy weather with visibility only reaching 1 to 2 neutical miles," he explained.

In addition, the KSOP Bengkalis Chief also appealed to traditional fishermen to be more careful because of limited visibility. While the traditional fishing vessels maritime system is still incomplete. ***