The victims, who were involved in maintenance and repair work on the vessel, have been identified, according to Batuaji Police Chief Adjunct Commissioner Raden Bimo Dwi Lambang.
The deceased were identified as Gunawan, Berkat Setiawan Gulo, Hermansyah Putra, and Januarius. Their bodies have been taken to Bhayangkara Police Hospital for post-mortem examinations.
The injured survivors are Alatas Silaban, Upik Hidayat, Amel Rivensky Nababan, Benny Silaban, and Rezki Harianto Butarbutar.
Four of them suffered serious injuries and are currently receiving treatment at local hospitals, including Graha Hermine and Mutiara Aini.
Federal II, a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel, caught fire at around 2:15 p.m. local time while docked at PT ASL Shipyard Indonesia in Tanjung Uncang, Batam City.
Due to the shipyard's restricted access, firefighting and evacuation efforts were conducted exclusively by the facility’s internal safety personnel, Lambang said.
Police officers at the scene secured the shipyard’s perimeter and coordinated with site authorities to ensure that all victims were evacuated to local hospitals, he added.
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