[1] Teluk Sampit has a capacity of 200 troops, 1,800 long tons (1,800 t) of cargo (which includes 17 main battle tanks), and 2 LCVPs on davits.

[1] Teluk Sampit was built by Korea Tacoma Shipyard in Masan, ordered in June 1979.

[1] The ship transports Bawean residents that were stranded in Gresik for two weeks as their ferry ship, KM Harapanku Mekar, was damaged by the waves around Karang Jamuang Island, 20 miles north of Gresik, due to unbalanced cargo distribution.

The transportation started on 23 February 2008 from 17.45 UTC+7 by carrying 585 adult passengers and 45 children, 7 motorbikes, and vegetables.

Students and teachers were given lessons and directions regarding the contents of the deck of the ship.