Indonesia, July 9 -- Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT), Soejanto Tjahjono, outlined three stages of investigation to determine the exact cause of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sinking in the Bali Strait on July 2.

"We have conducted the first phase by interviewing several surviving passengers and crew members," he stated on Tuesday (July 8).

In the first phase of the investigation, his side also held discussions with the maritime company.

Moreover, KNKT officers are investigating the operator of the Ketapang Port in Banyuwangi.

The committee has also obtained video footage showing the loading of vehicles onto the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya before it departed from Ketapang Port for Gilimanuk Port (Bali), Tjahjono s...