Musi River (Indonesia)
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The Musi River is located in southern Sumatra, Indonesia.
It is about 750 kilometers long, and drains most of South Sumatra province. After flowing through Palembang, the provincial capital, it joins with the several other rivers, including the Banyuasin River, to form a delta near the city of Sungsang. The river, dredged to a depth of about 6.5 meters, is navigable by large ships as far as Palembang, which is the site of major port facilities used primarily for the export of petroleum, rubber, and coal. SilkAir Flight 185, a scheduled passenger flight from Jakarta, Indonesia to Singapore, crashed in the Musi River on December 19, 1997, killing all 104 passengers and crew on board.
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