Travels on Pelni's Nggapulu

Passengers unloading their things while the KM Nggapulu temporarily docks.

THE Nggapulu (named after a glacier-covered peak in Papua’s Jayawijaya range) is a German-built ship and part of the fleet of Indonesia’s national ferry company, Pelni.

For six days and five nights, the 146.5m long craft, capable of carrying some 2,170 passengers was also Team Ceritalah’s home as they travelled from Surabaya in East Java to Makassar, Bau Bau, Ambon, Banda Neira and Tual in the Kei Islands.