The SAR Team Again Found 1 Victim Died As A Result Of The Burning Of The MT Kristin Tanker Ship In NTB

The SAR team evacuated the bodies of the victims of the fire on the ship MT Kristin which was found in the waters of the Jeranjang Sea, West Lombok Regency, NTB (Via ANTARA).

The joint search and rescue team (SAR) found another victim of the tanker MT Kristin which caught fire in the waters of the western sea of Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara on Sunday, March 26. Head of the Mataram Search and Rescue Office Lalu Wahyu Efendi said the second victim was found dead with her body floating in the waters of the Jeranjang Sea, West Lombok Regency, Wednesday, at around 08.30 WITA. "The condition of death was found at a distance of 6.20 nautical miles southwest of the location of the first incident in the waters of the Ampenan Mataram Beach Fuel Terminal (TBBM)," he said, quoted from Antara, Wednesday afternoon. He added that the victim who was found on the fourth day of the search was in a complete body condition and was still wearing a wearpack (work/technical wear). The victim was evacuated to the mainland by rubber boat and taken to Kedaro Passenger Port, Lembar, Lombok Regency using the Rescue Boat 220 Mataram. "Arriving at the port at 09.30 WITA, it was then handed over to the Lembar KKP ambulance to be taken to Bhayangkara Hospital," he said. On Monday, March 27 at around 03.50 WITA, the first victim was found dead on a fuel transport ship in a burning condition and the body was not intact. Two missing victims have been evacuated. "There is only one more victim in the search," said Lalu Wahyu. He said the SAR operation of the shipping accident involved elements from the rescue team of the Mataram SAR Office, ZAM Air Base, Mataram Navy, Polair Polda NTB, and Babinsa Ampenan. In addition, Pertamina, KSOP Lembar, SROP Sheet, Pelindo Lembar, KUPP Winners, the NTB Regional Disaster Management Agency, and the local community.