Diving Releases Ship's Propeller, Baharuddin Disappears Drowning In Mentigi Kepri Waters

BATAM - The TNI AL IV/Tanjungpinang Main Base through the Maritime Potential Development Officer Post is looking for a man named Baharuddin (33) who drowned in Mentigi Waters, Bintan Regency, Riau Islands (Kepri).

"The Babinpotmar Mentigi Post has received reports from local residents that there has been an accident of missing persons in the Mentigi Sea," said the Head of the Information Service for the Navy Base IV/Tanjungpinang, Major Mariinir Hadi Siswanto, in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, Antara, Friday, June 17. .

He said that based on information from residents who reported, initially Baharuddin and a colleague, Haryadi, were hired by crew members of the TB Selatan Jaya IV to dive to release the rope that was stuck in the ship's propeller, at around 20.30 WIB last Thursday.

Prior to the incident, he said, the two divers were on board the ship because the lighting device/flashlight used was caught in the water. Then at around 22:45 WIB, the victim took the initiative to go down again to the sea to dive, but until 15 minutes later it did not go up.

"Finally, Haryadi reported the incident to the Babinpotmar Mentigi Post, at around 23.00 WIB," said Siswanto.

He said that after receiving the report, the personnel of the Mentigi Babinpotmar Post along with local residents immediately searched for Baharuddin, but so far there has been no result.

Even until Friday night, the Lobam Marine Security Patrol together with the Joint SAR Team also searched for him by combing the Mentigi waters.