Belum Sebulan Bekerja Di Berpada Penangkapan Ikan, Pekerja Migran Asal Sukabumi Terhit Dan Hilang Di Laut Irlandia

Salikin's wife, Tariah, shows a photo of her husband who is currently missing in Irish waters after falling while looking for fish, Cirebon, West Java/ANTARA

CIREBON - Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) from Citemu Village, Cirebon Regency, West Java Salikin who became crew members (ABK) in a fishing company, fell and disappeared in Irish sea waters. The family hopes to be found soon. "I received news from the company. He said the husband fell in an accident while looking for fish," said Salikin's wife, Tariah in Cirebon, Antara, Monday, October 10. Tariah said Salikin had just left as a crew member at a fisheries company in September 2022, and had not even worked for a month. However, on Friday, October 7, his party received information that his husband fell while looking for fish. According to him, the condition of his husband is not yet known for certain, because he is still being searched for by his fellow crew members. "He said it is still being searched in Irish waters. I want and hope to meet and be sent home soon," he said. Meanwhile, the Head of Mundu Sub-district, Cirebon Regency, Anwar Sadat, said that the accident that happened to Salikin, when he spread the net, suddenly slipped and fell into the sea. Unfortunately for Salikin, at that time, according to witness statements who is also an Indonesian citizen (WNI) of sea water was not friendly, so his co-workers could not help him. "Sekarang masih dalam pencarian, tapi sempat dihentikan karena kondisi cuaca tidak mendukung," kata Anwar Sadat. Anwar hopes that the central government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) can coordinate with related parties so that the search can be carried out optimally and the person concerned will be found immediately. "We hope that the central government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can coordinate with the local government so that the search for victims can run optimally and can be found soon," he said.