KRI Teluk Ende Launches To West Sulawesi Bringing Volunteers And Logistics Assistance

KRI Teluk Ende deployed by Lantamal VI to transport basic necessities and volunteers (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Makassar Navy Main Base (Lantamal VI) deployed the KRI Teluk Ende to send basic necessities and volunteers to help earthquake victims in West Sulawesi.

"For now, sea access is our choice, especially since the KRI Teluk Ende and KAL Mamuju are currently at Mako Lantamal VI," said Commander of Lantamal VI First Admiral TNI Benny Sukandari in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Friday, January 15.

Initially the Navy Ship (KAL) Mamuju II-6-64 will be used for the ceremony of sowing flowers in the sea of Makassar City to commemorate Dharma Samudera Day in 2021.

However, due to a natural disaster, an earthquake rocked the West Sulawesi region with a magnitude of 6.2 and damaged many buildings so that the warning was canceled and diverted for humanitarian purposes.

"The ceremony was canceled and we are currently concentrating on helping the victims of the earthquake that occurred yesterday and early this morning," he said.

According to the schedule, the KRI Teluk Ende sailed after Friday Prayers with an estimated distance of about 10 hours until arriving in Mamuju, West Sulawesi.

In addition, South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah has also coordinated with Danlantamal VI Laksma TNI Benny Sukandari and sent several packages of basic necessities to be distributed to victims of landslides and earthquakes in West Sulawesi.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred in the West Sulawesi region at 02.28 WITA and collapsed many buildings.

The earthquake in Mamuju was centered six kilometers northeast of Majene Regency 2.98 LS-118.94 East Longitude at a depth of 10 kilometers, also damaged a hospital building in Mamuju.