Transporting 30 Passengers, SB Ryan Fast Boat Overturned At The Nunukan River Bend, 5 Found Dead

North Kalimantan - A speedboat or speedboat capsized on its way from Tarakan Harbor to Sebuku District, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan, Monday, June 7. The ship was reported to be carrying 30 passengers.

Coordinator of National Search and Rescue Agency Tarakan, Amiruddin, said via an electronic message to Antara said that of the total passengers, 7 of them were children. The incident took place at around 13.28 WITA in the waters of Pelaju Village, Sembakung District, Nunukan Regency.

Of the 30 passengers, five people have died, three of them are children.

The fast boat SB Riyan, which was involved in this accident, was estimated to be in speed condition, and could not be controlled due to high waves.

At the time of the accident, this blue and white fast boat overturned to the left-right at the bend of the river.