Tongkang Ship Often Hits Mahakam Bridge Samarinda, Alleged Abuse Of Authority Is Investigated

The East Kalimantan High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) is investigating allegations of abuse of authority and negligence resulting in state financial losses in the incident of being hit by the Mahakam I Samarinda Bridge.

"We have formed a special team to investigate the potential for criminal acts in this incident," said Head of the Legal Information Section (Kasi Penkum) of the East Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office Toni Yuswanto in Samarinda, Tuesday, April 29, as reported by Antara.

His party revealed that this deepening step was the response of the East Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office in accordance with its authority. "The team has collected data and information regarding the barge incident that crashed into the Mahakam I Samarinda Bridge," he said.

This repeated incident has caused serious attention from the public. Damage to the bridge is feared to endanger users and have a negative impact on the economy of Samarinda City due to large vehicle traffic restrictions.

"The team continues to investigate allegations of abuse of authority by collecting data and information from various parties to identify the responsible party," he said.

Toni added that the results of this investigation will be submitted to the public in the near future.

Previously, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Pelindo) Regional 4 Samarinda had assisted in the evacuation process of the barge Bg Azamara 3035 belonging to PT Samudera Karunia Abadi (PT SKA) which was swept away and crashed into the Mahakam Bridge on Saturday (26/4) night

Two tugboats were deployed to help evacuate the barge to a safe location.

Pelindo also stated its readiness to coordinate with various related parties, including the police, Basarnas, port authorities, and local governments, to ensure that the handling of the incident went smoothly.

As an anticipatory measure, Pelindo strengthens the socialization of safety procedures for port service users and ship operators, especially outside operational hours.

In addition, Pelindo is in the process of initiating plans to install current speed sensor devices, water level, and ship load height as a measure to mitigate the risk of similar incidents in the future.

This plan will be further coordinated with the local government as the owner of the bridge assets.

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