Captain of Senopati ferry finally named suspect

The Jakarta Post

SEMARANG, Central Java (Antara): Central Java police finally named captain of Senopati Nusantara ship Wiratno Cendanawasih suspect over the sinking of the ferry late last year, killing hundreds of passengers.

The ferry, carrying 628 passengers sank in Central Java waters when it was heading from Kumai seaport in Central Kalimantan to Central Java's seaport of Tanjung Emas in the provincial capital of Semarang.

Rescuers could lift 330 people alive, 63 people dead, and 330 people still went missing.

Head of Central Java's Water Police Adj. Sr. Comr. Sukadji said Friday that the captain had been detained after he was grilled as a suspect.