Chairman of Commission V of the House of Representatives (DPR),\nLasarus, was outraged upon learning of a discrepancy between the\npassenger manifest of the passenger motor vessel (KMP) Putri Yasmin and\nthe actual number of people on board. According to the data, 78\npassengers were not listed on the manifest.<\/p>\n
The discrepancy came to light during a meeting between Commission V\nof the DPR and the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT),\nBasarnas, and the Ministry of Transportation at the DPR building in\nSenayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday (19\/8\/2026). The KNKT chairman was\npresenting passenger data for the KMP Putri Yasmin when Lasarus\ninterrupted upon learning that 78 passengers were not recorded on the\nmanifest.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo how many is the difference between the passengers and the\nmanifest if we subtract?\u201d Lasarus asked during the meeting.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe difference is 78 people, Sir,\u201d replied Soerjanto.<\/p>\n
Lasarus then questioned the figure again. Soerjanto confirmed that 78\npassengers was correct.<\/p>\n
\u201c78, Sir, yes, 78 people? Correct?\u201d Lasarus asked.<\/p>\n
\u201c138 compared to 216, 216 against 138, Sir, 78,\u201d Soerjanto\nanswered.<\/p>\n
Lasarus was angered by the data showing 78 passengers missing from\nthe manifest. In his view, a discrepancy of dozens of people was\nexcessive.<\/p>\n
\u201c78 people is a lot, Minister (Dudy Purwagandhi). If the difference\nwere 1, 2, or 3, that would be one thing, but this is a difference of 78\npeople, Sir. Sir, is this in accordance with the results, Head of\nBasarnas? This is unacceptable in my view, the difference between the\nmanifest and the number of passengers is far too large,\u201d Lasarus\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He stressed that the manifest data discrepancy was a serious matter.\nLasarus urged Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi to carry out\nan immediate evaluation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is our hard work, Minister. Tidy all of this up,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
For context, the KMP Putri Yasmin caught fire on 12 August 2026 at\naround 04.15 WIB. The vessel, serving the Padangbai, Bali\u2013Lembar, Lombok\nroute, burned in the waters of the Lombok Strait off Sekotong, West\nLombok, NTB.<\/p>\n
A total of 212 victims were evacuated to Lembar Port and Padangbai\nPort in Karangasem, Bali. Of that number, one person was reported dead,\nwhile four others remain missing.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lasarus-outraged-over-78-passengers-missing-from-km-putri-yasmin-manifest-unacceptable-1787133294", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }