KM Firli Fishing Boat With 10 Passengers Sinks In Ternate Waters

Basarnas officers looking for accident victims in Ternate waters/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The Ternate Basarnas Search and Rescue Office, North Maluku (Malut) conducted a search for KM Firli, a fishing boat carrying 10 people, which was reported to have sunk in the waters of Rua Kota Ternate on Sunday, May 22, at around 10:10 eastern Indonesia time.

The head of the Ternate Basarnas, Muhammad Arafah quoting Antara, said Captain KM Firli, the ship sank about 8 miles from the coast and is currently being carried out rescuing the victims.

Arafah added, after receiving the report, at 10.22 eastern Indonesia time, the Ternate Basarnas Rescue Team moved to the scene using RIB 02 Ternate to carry out SAR operations.

Meanwhile, the Basarnas team previously managed to save a wooden ship on the Ternate-Bacan route, South Halmahera which was experiencing engine problems.

The longboat for the Bacan-Ternate route departed with nine passengers, then when it arrived in the waters of Makian Island, the outboard engine used fell into the sea and requested SAR assistance to evacuate the passengers.

Basarnas Ternate, who received the report, immediately dispatched a Rescue Team to move to the scene using RIB 02 Ternate. The team carried out a search and evacuation of the ship's passengers, with a distance of 33.50 miles.

In addition, the Bacan South Halmahera SAR Unit Team managed to save a fisherman named Muhamad Ritno (38) who suffered damage to his raft house on the rompon in the waters of Kukupang island.

This fisherman was rescued after being hit by waves due to bad weather and asked Basarnas for help. The victim was finally found and evacuated safely by the joint SAR.