'Safety at sea' campaign hindered<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Sea Transportation Director General Tjuk Sukardiman
\nacknowledged on Thursday that the publicizing of national safety
\nguidelines covering marine transportation had been hindered due
\nto the shortage of funds.<\/p>\n
\"Due to the limited availability of funds, the campaign on
\nnational marine transportation safety has not run as well as
\nexpected,\" he said in a talk show on state radio station RRI.<\/p>\n
The show specifically focused on marine transportation safety,
\nwhich has been under the spotlight since the economic crisis hit
\nthe country in 1997.<\/p>\n
\"However, despite the funding problem, public safety,
\nespecially that of customers of marine transportation services,
\nshould not be put in jeopardy,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that safety regulations, which were mandatory, in
\nline with the International Maritime Organization's rules, had to
\nbe strictly applied.<\/p>\n
Data at the sea transportation directorate general showed that
\n657 passengers lost their lives in 64 marine accidents in 2000,
\nwhile in the first seven months of this year 29 accidents
\noccurred, causing the death of at least 49 passengers. -- Antara<\/p>",
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