KMP Royce Burns In Banten Waters, Ministry Of Transportation's KPLP Patrol Ship Still Standing At The TKP

JAKARTA - The patrol boats of the KNP 333 Marine and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP) and KNP 530 were deployed to evacuate passengers and rescue KMP Royce that caught fire in the waters of Banten, Merak, Saturday, May 6.

"We have deployed the KPLP Patrol Vessel KNP 333 and KN 530 to assist in the evacuation process of passengers and SAR on board and those who are already in the rescue beacon," said the Director of KPLP of the Ministry of Transportation Rivolindo in a statement, Sunday, May 7, confiscated by Antara.

Rivolindo said that previously the Director General of Sea Transportation Arif Toha ordered the KPLP Patrol Ship Class I Tanjung Priok KNP 206 to the location of the burning of the ship to secure the ship.

KNP 206 is currently still at the location of the burning ship, along with a ship from Basarnas securing the burning ship.

"Meanwhile, the crew of other KPLP patrol boats such as KNP 201, KNP 204 and KNP 205 in Bojonegara, Banten, carried out evacuation assistance at the pier with other integrated teams such as KSOP, TNI/Polri, Basarnas, Pelindo, and the local government health team," said Rivolindo.

Finally, Rivolindo appreciated the quick information from the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Merak and also KPLP officers who reported the incident, acted quickly in evacuating and securing the burning ship and also good coordination with other stakeholders, so that the evacuation could run smoothly.

"I appreciate it to VTS officers and KPLP on duty who have worked swiftly and well and also thanks to good coordination with other evacuation teams so that the evacuation process can run well," he concluded.