Victims' families to get donations

TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang regency plans to donate Rp 250,000 to each of the families of 12 people who died when the overloaded Krisna-1 boat capsized Monday in the Thousand Islands chain in North Jakarta, an official said Thursday

"Hopefully, the money can help reduce the families' burdens," Tangerang Regent Agus Djunara said.

He did not indicate a specific date when the regency would make the donation.

Meanwhile, Pamudji, the head of the Cituis Port Authority, said search and rescue teams were still scouring the area to find more bodies from the incident.

"So far, we haven't found any bodies other than the 12. But we'll keep looking," he said.

The bodies were found floating near Lancang Island some distance from where the vessel capsized.

The vessel was reportedly carrying far more passengers than its stated capacity. It was transporting guests who had attended a wedding reception in the Thousand Islands to Cituis Port.

Officials indicated Wednesday that there were at least 36 survivors from the incident. It is still unknown how many passengers were on board at the time. (41/cst)