This was the scene on my ride back from Tioman Island to Mersing using the Bluewater ferry.
The "additional seating arrangements" were again out in full force in the form of red plastic chairs all along the aisles.
There was also convenient "standing space" provided for foreign tourist too!!!
I screamed at the operator only to get a blank stare in return.
In honesty, the trip started out well as we were about to pull out of the jetty at Salang at 10am, an enforcement officer actually explained to passengers that the ferry was at its maximum capacity and they had to disembark. He told them to get on the 11am ferry arriving an hour later. The pasenggers did complain but understanding that it was for everyones safety, they complied.
All good and fine and we departed for Mersing. (Leaving the enforcement officer behind at Salang Jetty.) The next stop....Tekek Jetty...without the enforcement officer......
I bet you can guess what happens next and let just leave it as "A photo speak a thousand words".
It truely left me feeling disgusted. Families were boarding with little children and knowing very well that the ferry was full, the operator just picked up and handed out the plastic stools without a care in the world!!
I wanted to scream, " IF THIS FERRY SINKS, YOUR KIDS WILL SURELY DIE LAAAAA!!!!"
The question that is always playing on my mind is, "Who's at fault???"
Is it the operator trying to maximize returns????
Or is the passengers who are willing to risk it rather than wait for the next ferry????
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What can you say? We never seem to learn.
Fer example, highland Towers & they still want to build more high rise condos in hillside areas.
ps: also commented on pm's train ride.
The response from Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Laut Malaysia
Assalamualaikum
Terlebih dahulu saya mengucapkan terima kasih diatas usaha pihak tuan memanjangkan aduan berhubung “Ferry Safety in Tioman” yang telah dibincangkan dilaman web malaysian underwater.com. Pihak kami memandang berat perkara ini dan telah/ sedang mengambil tindakan pro-actif bagi mengelakkan berulangnya peristiwa SEAGULL II yang telah meragut tujuh nyawa tahun lepas.
Kerjasama penumpang-penumpang yang turun dari feri berkenaan di jeti Salang amat kami hargai demi keselamatan. Feri berkenaan sepatutnya belayar terus ke Mersing tanpa singgah di jeti Tekek kerana telah penuh. Walaubagaimana pun nakhoda feri berkenaan tidak mematuhi arahan pegawai penguatkuasa di Salang dan telah singgah di Tekek dan memuat penumpang yang lain. Kami akan mengambil tindakan sewajarnya keatas nakhoda serta pengusaha feri berkenaan.
Keadaan yang membahayakan ini wujud kerana sikap nakhoda/pengusaha feri serta sikap penumpang yang tidak menghiraukan keselamatan. Pihak kami telah mengadakan kempen keselamatan serta penguatkuasaan bersepadu dengan agensi-agensi kerajaan yang lain untuk memberi kesedaran kepada pengguna serta pengusaha. Nampaknya, lebih banyak yang perlu dilaksanakan “to educate the public” untuk meningkatkan kesedaran berhubung keselamatan. Dengan kerjasama serta bantuan dari pengguna seperti tuan, pihak kami akan meneruskan usaha tersebut sehingga mencapai matlamat yang telah disasarkan, insyAllah.
Sekian, terima kasih.
DATO' KAPT. AHMAD BIN OTHMAN
Ketua Pengarah,
Jabatan Laut Semenanjung Malaysia.
Well, changes seem to be tacking place all over huh?? (No more generic responses!!
Nanda,
I just read this and I thought really aside from the ferry operator who obviously sees only $$$$ signs - safety is the last thing on his mind, it would be that the general public apathy levels is amazing - "it can't happen to me" syndrome at it's best ...
and perhaps this kiasuness of wanting to get there faster is really the agent to one's own self destruction ...
I noted this even in Venice on those water taxis (ok ok people ferry) where there were Asians, they kept piling in even if the damn vessel was leaning towards the water - the mat sallehs seemed to hear the 'basta basta' from the ferry man ...
SHEEZ! no wonder they die like rats ... look forward to the 'takdir' syndrome this Raya when 15 pile into a kancil/kelisa/savvy/myvi ... same old stupidity year in year out!
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