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National Champion Racehorse Burns to Death on Ferry
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National Champion Racehorse Burns to Death on Ferry

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A national champion racehorse from South Sulawesi, Indonesia, died in a fire aboard the KMP Mutiara Sentosa II ferry.
  • The horse, Bintang Permana, was returning from a national competition in Java when the ship caught fire in the Madura Strait.
  • The ferry incident resulted in 234 survivors and five confirmed deaths, with search operations ongoing.

A national champion racehorse from Jeneponto, South Sulawesi, perished in a fire that engulfed the KMP Mutiara Sentosa II ferry. The horse, named Bintang Permana, was one of seven horses, including six slaughterhorses, being transported back to Jeneponto after competing in a national race in Java.

Yes, the racehorse representing the only one from South Sulawesi also burned.

— Lolong Daeng AzisThe owner of the racehorse confirming the horse's death in the ferry fire.

Lolong Daeng Azis, the horse's owner, confirmed that Bintang Permana, which had been trained by national athlete Verdianto, was among the casualties. Azis stated the horse was valued at over 100 million Indonesian rupiah. Verdianto, the jockey, was among the 234 survivors evacuated from the ship.

This one was going home, there were also 6 slaughterhorses that burned. The price was around Rp100 million more, I bought it to take to Jeneponto.

— Lolong Daeng AzisThe owner describing the value of the horses lost in the fire.

The KMP Mutiara Sentosa II caught fire on Sunday in the northern waters of Sumenep, Madura, while traveling from Surabaya to Makassar. The vessel carried approximately 250 passengers. As of Monday, five deaths had been confirmed, and search efforts by a joint team were continuing, though hampered by bad weather.

I already communicated last night, he is in safe condition.

— Lolong Daeng AzisThe owner confirming the jockey's survival.

Indonesia's Minister of Transportation, Dudy Purwagandhi, noted that the ship's owner had experienced two previous accidents and announced an evaluation of the company. He also indicated that the ship's passenger manifest might be inaccurate.

The [shipping] company, we will conduct an evaluation based on the available data, if I'm not mistaken, it's already happened twice [accidents].

— Dudy PurwagandhiThe Minister of Transportation commenting on the shipping company's accident history.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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