Ship Accident Analysis in Toba Lake

Lake transportation by boat in Indonesia is still the favorite transportation mode used by people in the area. Lake transportation is used for various purposes including the distribution of goods and marine tourism activities. These are facilitated by ships that must comply with national/non-convention ship standards (rather than International conventions). The availability of a ferry must be supported by other considerations, such as shipping lanes which are considered safe for navigation in terms of depth, width and other shipping barriers. This article considers the sinking of the Sinar Bangun ship, during which 3 people died, 164 people were missing and the ship destroyed. Keywords: Sinking; Ship; Acciden