Found Dead In The Chamber Of Ships, North Sulawesi Captain Evacuated By Dompu Police Polairud

Members of the Polairud Polres Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara while evacuating the body of the captain of the ship who was found dead at the local port (ANTARA/HO-Humas Dompu Police)

The Dompu Police Polairud evacuated the body of the ship captain who was found lying stiff on the Heng-Heng Ship. The ship was leaning at the Port of the Sea, Soro Village, Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

Kasat Polairud Dompu Police Iptu Syarifuddin said Captain Santje Lombo (52) from North Sulawesi (Sulut) died in one of the private blocks (room, red) of KM Heng-Heng.

"The victim was evacuated to the mainland, on Tuesday at around 06.00 WITA. The victim had been taken by ambulance to Dompu Hospital to be cremated before being repatriated," he said in a written statement, Tuesday, May 9, which was confiscated by Antara.

He said that initially the captain's body was found by the crew of the ship who immediately contacted the Soro Village Sea Port authorities on Monday, May 8 at 19.00 WITA.

"The victim is suspected of having died of a heart attack," he said.

He said the victim was first found by the ship's chef when he was about to be called for dinner. However, at that time the ship's chef informed the head of work that the victim did not respond when called to eat.

"With a report from the chef, the boss and crew members checked the condition of the victim in his room, at the time of the check the victim was already dead in a supine position on the bed," he said.

Based on the report, members came to the crime scene and examined witnesses. From the statements of the victim's crew members do have a history of mah disease, but they continue to carry out their activities as usual every day.

For this incident, he continued, the victim's wife sent a statement not to carry out an autopsy and immediately returned to her hometown.