Indonesian officials have admitted they still do not know the number of passengers onboard the Indonesian-flagged ro-ro passengership Santika Nusantara (built 1997) which was destroyed by a blaze off the east coast of Java on August 22.
Transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi has admitted the 150 rescued from the 13,000-gt ship by far exceeds the 111 passengers reported on the ship’s manifest.
