Barge hits ferry in Banjarmasin

Barge hits ferry in Banjarmasin

Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan: The Marina Nusantara, a ferry that was making its way to Trisakti harbor here, collided with a barge loaded with coal at the mouth of Barito River near the city's seaport.

Earlier, it had narrowly averted a collision with the tugboat pulling the barge. The collision with the barge ripped about half a meter off the front part of the ferry.

The collision caused no human casualties and the ferry, owned by private shipping company PT Prima Vista, proceeded to Trisakti harbor.

As the repair work took some time to complete, the ferry was not able to keep to its schedule and depart for Surabaya on time. As a consequence, passengers and scores of vehicles had to wait for hours before being able to board the vessel. --Antara