12 Hours Floating In Indian Waters, Two Fishermen From Lebak Successfully Rescued

Arnasa (60) and Endin (50) are residents of Panyaungan, Cihara District, Lebak Regency. who was rescued while floating in Indian waters/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Banten SAR team together with joint officers managed to rescue two fishermen who were trapped in the Indian waters due to the boat that they were traveling on that sank due to bad weather.

"Luckily, the two fishermen received help from other fishermen," said the public relations officer for the Banten SAR Office, Wahyu, quoted on Tuesday, December 7.

It is known that the two fishermen are Arnasa (60) and Endin (50), a resident of Panyaungan, Cihara District, Lebak Regency.

The marine accident started when the two fishermen went to sea on Monday, December 6 at around 03.00 WIB. Arnasa and Endin use the Alam Sutera Boat.

The two fishermen departed from Kelapa Warna Panyaungan Beach for the Indian Ocean, but suddenly during an hour of sailing, precisely at 04.00 WIB, a storm was hit by a storm that caused the boat to sink.

In fact, the two fishermen were adrift in the waters of the Indian Ocean for 12 hours, but fortunately there was the Kiara Payung Ship and they were finally rescued.

"The victim was rushed to the Bayah Health Center for a health check and returned to his family," he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Lebak Regency BPBD, Febby R Pratama, said fishermen on the southern coast of Lebak should not go to sea to avoid accidents due to bad weather hitting the Indian Ocean.

"We have several times appealed to fishermen not to go to sea because the high waves are accompanied by strong winds and endanger their safety," he said.