00:00Malaysia's foreign ministry on Tuesday said its citizen who died in the tragic ferry-sinking
00:07incident in the Bali Strait in Indonesia had been laid to rest.
00:11The ministry said Fauzi Awang's next of kin arrived in Surabaya and traveled to the Banyuwangi
00:16Hospital on July 11.
00:19The family then completed the documentation, transportation of the deceased and burial
00:24rights on the same day with the help of the police and government agencies.
00:28The ministry said the burial in Indonesia was carried out in accordance with the deceased's
00:33final wishes.
00:34They said the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta will be prepared to help the deceased's family
00:39with any remaining consular needs.
00:41The 55-year-old Fauzi was among the 18 people perished in the incident on July 2.
00:48He was traveling in a tourist van on board the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya Ferry, which sank 25 minutes
00:54after departing from Keripang Port in Banyuwangi for Gilimanuk Port in Bali.
01:00The ferry was carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members, as well as 22 vehicles.
01:05The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but Indonesian officials say bad weather is likely
01:11to blame, with waves reaching up to 2.5 meters overnight.
01:18The
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