Wooden Ship Carrying 1 Ton Of Scrap Metal Lost In Meranti Waters

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JAKARTA - A pompong ship, or a wooden ship carrying one tonne of scrap metal, lost contact on its way to Dorak Harbor, Tebing Tinggi District, Meranti Islands Regency, Riau Province, Thursday 12 May.

The ship, manned by Basri (40) and Lego (30) departed from Sungai Niur Harbor on Thursday at around 06.00 WIB. On the way, the ship crossed paths with the ship that the victim's sister was riding at around 09.00 WIB at the last place where the position of the ship was known.

"At that time, the witness saw the victim draining the water that had entered his pompong and had time to communicate before continuing the journey," explained the Head of the Pekanbaru Basarnas, Ishak in Pekanbaru, Friday, May 13, quoted from Antara.

However, until Thursday (12/5) at 19.00 WIB, the victim and the ship had not been seen. Even though the ship should have arrived at Dorak Harbor at 11.00 WIB.

"Her sister has tried to contact the victim's cellphone, but it is not active and there is no news of her whereabouts," he said.

Worried, the victim's sister reported the incident to Polairud Meranti to ask for help. However, after a search was carried out around the last seen location, the victim and the ship were also nowhere to be found.

Until now, the Meranti Islands SAR standby rescue team, which received a report from Polairud, is currently conducting a search.