Engine Dead Ship Carried By Current, 2 Fishermen Lost 5 Days Finally Found Safe In Manado

Illustration of Basarnas titled an operation to search for people is unknown in incidents in the middle of the sea. (Between)

GORONTALO - Two fishermen were suspected of missing five days ago found safe in Manado waters today, Tuesday, July 1.

The news came from the Deputy Chairman of Commission I of the North Gorontalo DPRD, Matran Lasunte, who received information from residents.

"I received information from a resident of South Minahasa named Sarli Tumayisan that both of them had been found safe in Manado waters. This is good news that we look forward to," he said in Gorontalo, Tuesday, July 1, which was confiscated by Antara.

The two fishermen are residents of Molantadu Village, Tomilito District, North Gorontalo Regency, Gorontalo Province, who are suspected of missing since Thursday 27 July.

Matran said the two fishermen were found in fish or rompong houses around Manado waters. The two of them were first discovered by a fisherman named Sugiono on Tuesday, July 1 in the morning.

"Then Sugiono informed other fishermen," he added.

Pick-up was then carried out on the two fishermen according to information at the coordinates of Lintang 02 deg06, Longitude 123.36 or 77 miles from Gentuma Beach.

"We handed over the location of the two fishermen to the Basarnas post located at Gentua Port for the pick-up process," said Matran.

The two fishermen, namely Rustam Mootalo (60) and Arman Rajawali (41) are suspected of having experienced a quenched ship engine while looking for fish. Then the boat with engine 3 Gross Ton (GT) carrying it, was dragged into Manado waters.

"We are grateful that the two fishermen have been found safe. We also declare that the search process is complete," said Head of the Gorontalo Basarnas, Heriyanto.