The Joint SAR Team For The Evacuation Of The Floating Cruise Ship In Arafuru Waters Contains 6 Foreign Tourists

JAKARTA - The joint SAR team from Merauke, Papua is trying to evacuate the Vivie Rae II ship from Marshall Island, which was adrift in carrying six tourists in the Arafuru Sea, Merauke Regency.

Since Saturday, March 4, the joint SAR Team has been trying to evacuate the Vivie Rae II ship from Marshall Island, which is adrift in the Arafuru Sea.

Reported by ANTARA, Sunday, March 5, the Head of the Merauke SAR Supriyanto Ridwan admitted on Sunday, KM. Vivie Rae II, which is a cruise ship with a length of 24 meters and a width of 7 meters, departed from Marshall Island on February 26 with the aim of going to Sorong.

The ship was reported to have suffered engine failure due to the propeller being wrapped in a rope on March 2 at 17.00 WIT so that it was adrift in the Arafuru sea.

The position of the incident was south of Komoran Island about 300 km from Merauke pier and the incident was reported by representatives of KM agents. Vivie Rae II, who lives in Bali, Thursday at around 18.50 WIT to the Merauke Search and Rescue Office.

The ship's agents said that all passengers were in good health but asked for help so that the ship was pulled to the dock so that it coordinated with other agencies that had ships with the ability to pull other ships at sea.

The joint SAR team consisting of Merauke Basarnas personnel, Merauke Lantamal XI, Merauke KSOP and KN 20 crew members. Merpati went to the scene on Saturday. And agreed to use KN. Merpati belonging to the Merauke Navigation District Office to withdraw the ship as well as evacuate all passengers above KM. Vivie Rae II.

From the report received, a SPIL ship was contacted when it was about to pass through the scene of being willing to evacuate the six victims, but because it was from KM. Vivie Rae II also wants the ship to be pulled, the SPIL ship cannot help, "explained the Head of the Merauke Search and Rescue Office Supriyanto Ridwan.

KN. The Merpati used by the joint SAR team is still on its way to the scene.

"The weather in the field is currently in accordance with the monitoring of weather data from the Merauke BMKG, which is light rain with wind speeds reaching 50 km/hour and wave heights reaching 5 meters," said Supriyanto Ridwan.

Here are the names and origins of 6 KM passengers. Vivie Rae II: