Fishermen get Rp18b oil spill money

Fishermen get Rp18b oil spill money

CILACAP, Central Java: The Cilacap branch of the Indonesian
Fishermen Association (HNSI) has received some Rp 18 billion in
compensation due to damages caused by an oil leak from MT King
Fisher oil tanker.

"We agreed to receive the compensation as our initial demand
might be too difficult to get," Ansor Basuki, Cilacap
administration spokesman, said on Monday. Initially fishermen had
sought Rp 80 billion, as the oil spill has severely polluted the
waters making fishing impossible for months.

An estimated 6,000 barrels of oil leaked into the waters off
Cilacap in April when the tanker hit a reef.

The funds were handed by the ships's insurance representative
Aninda H. Listyarto to local HNSI chairman Atas Munandar on
Saturday.(45/edt)