The three victims who disappeared due to the longboat they were traveling in overturned in the waters between Obi Kawasi Village, South Halmahera and Waisum Village, Sula Islands, have yet to be found.
Head of the Ternate SAR Office, Iwan Ramdani, explained that on the third day of the SAR operation the team conducted a search using KRI Madidihang, RIB 01 Sanana, the Polairud Patrol Vessel, and the community's longboat.
The search was carried out in the waters of Kawasi Village to Laiwui, as well as the waters of Waisum Sanana Village to Tanjung Pulau Pagama.
However, the efforts made from morning to evening at 18.00 WIT have not yielded results.
The three victims have not been found, so the SAR operation is temporarily suspended with zero results and will resume tomorrow morning starting at 07.30 WIT.
Four victims were declared safe, namely Rahman La Muhamad (38), La Kasi (40), Wa Asadria (42), and Nidar(16).
While the three victims have not been found, namely La Kasi's wife (name is not yet known) and her two children are Nurul (17) and Mila (15).
Previously, Basarnas through the SARSana Alert Unit received reports of longboat events with seven passengers missing contact between the waters of Obi Kawasi Village, South Halmahera and Waisum Village, Sula Islands.
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