It's Been 5 Days That La Ami Fishermen Have Disappeared In The Waters Of Batu Atas, Kendari Basarnas For 2 Teams To Search

The joint SAR team during a fifth-day search operation for a fisherman who was reported missing in the waters of Batu Atas, South Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi/ANTARA

KENDARI - The Kendari National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) office together with personnel from the South Buton BPBD (Busel) and Batu Atas Police conducted a search for a fisherman, La Ami (35), who was reported missing while at sea in the waters of the area. Acting Head of Basarnas Kendari Rudi said the search operation for victims who are residents of Lamaninggara Village, West Siompu District, South Buton, has entered the fifth day. "On the fifth day of the search, the joint SAR team involved elements from the Baubau SAR Post assisted by the South Buton BPBD, Batu Police, and the families of the victims," he said in Kendari, quoted from Antara, Friday, March 24. The fifth day of SAR operation began at 06.30 WITA, carried out by dividing into two teams. Team 1 using a rubber boat conducted a search in the west of the last location where the victim was reported missing with a sweeping area of 75 square nautical miles. Furthermore, Team 2 using a long boat conducted a search to the east of the last location where the victim was reported missing with an area of 75 square nautical miles. He said the weather was cloudy during a search operation and wave height of 0 to 0.5 meters. The search was carried out using a rubber boat and five long boats. Rudi explained that the victim was reported to have gone out to sea in the waters of Batu Atas, South Buton Regency, since Saturday, March 18 at around 04.00 WITA. However, the victim never returned, even though the habit of the victim returning from fishing was around 16.00 WITA. Furthermore, on Monday, March 20 at around 12.10 WITA, one of the fishermen found the victim's boat about 30 nautical miles from Lamaninggara Village. The victim's boat was found by a fisherman in the area floating. His party received a report of the disappearance of the victim on Monday (20/3) night at around 19:57 WITA from a Siompu resident named Yamin. "The victim's boat was found unmanned and on a long boat with caught fish is rotten. The search has been carried out by the victim's family, but until this information was received the results were still nil," said Rudi.