Fighting In The Java Sea, 3 Foreigners The Crew Of The Chinese Speed Boat Dolphin Successfully In The Evacuation Of The Joint SAR Team

The process of evacuating foreigners trapped in the Java Sea/ Photo: Doc. SAR Team

The Joint SAR Team managed to evacuate three foreign nationals (WNA) who experienced engine failure on the China Dolphin Speed Boat on the Malaysia - Australia route in the Java Sea.

The ship was evacuated by KRI Spica 934 using a towing on the Chinese Dolphin Speed Boat. The Chinese Dolphin Speed Boat finally arrived at the port of Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta on Thursday, December 8.

"After arriving at Tanjung Priok, the Jakarta SAR Office was picked up using a fishing boat and RIB 03 Jakarta. The plan is for the ship to be pulled to Mutiara Pier," said Head of the Pangkalpinang SAR Office (Kansar), I Made Oka Astawa when contacted by VOI, Thursday, December 8, afternoon.

Furthermore, at around 12.25 WIB, the China Dolphin Speed Boat with 3 foreign crew victims arrived at Mutiara Pier, Jakarta, safely.

"The CIQ (Bea Excise, Immigration and Port Quarantine) procedure will be carried out on foreigners. After the victim was successfully evacuated at around 12.30 WIB, the Joint SAR Team conducted a debriefing and SAR Ops was proposed to be closed," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the China Dolphin Speed Boat on the Malaysia - Australia route, manned by three foreign nationals (WNA), had a engine failure and was floating in the Java Sea, Wednesday, December 7.

On the ship there are three foreigners named Gerald Cookh (WNA Canada), Peter Bruce Hull (Australian foreigner) and Michael Jhon Hull (Australian foreigner).

"KRI Spica Pushidrosal has provided SAR assistance to the China Dolphin Speed Boat which departed on Tuesday, December 6 evening at 20.30 WIB to evacuate," said Head of the Pangkalpinang SAR Office (Kansar), I Made Oka Astawa when confirmed by VOI, Wednesday, December 7.

From the information received by Kansar Pangkalpinang, the 14-meter-long ship has been engine failure since Monday, December 5 in the Java Sea. The ship was reported with the LKP Estimated Coordinator (Lost Known Position) of 4 deg23,863'S 108 deg 59,786'E.

"The Australian embassy reported to Basarnas and forwarded the information to the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office. KRI Spica arrived at the evacuation site on Wednesday, December 7 at 06.30 WIB," said Made.