9 Fishermen Who Lost Contact In The Waters Of Lais Bengkulu Utara Found Selamat

One of the fishermen who was rescued has arrived at Bengkulu Beach. ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari

BENGKULU - Bengkulu National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said nine fishermen who lost contact in Lais waters, North Bengkulu Regency, were found safe.

"The Joint SAR team has succeeded in finding a fishing boat that lost contact with nine passengers and is in a safe condition," said Head of the Bengkulu Basarnas Office, Muslikun Sodik, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, August 28.

He said the nine fishermen had now been handed over to the family and with the discovery of the victim, the search was declared complete.

Previously, Basarnas Bengkulu conducted a search for nine fishermen who lost contact while fishing in the waters of Lais, North Bengkulu Regency.

The nine fishermen are JE, DS, EE, DO, ED, ID, EN, EV and IN who are from Bengkulu Beach or fishermen from Marlborough.

During the search process, his party deployed 20 members from Mukomuko Regency, crew members and the Bengkulu Basarnas rescue team.

The incident began on August 27 at 03.00 WIB, the fishing boat with a POB (Person On Board) of nine people departed from Bengkulu Beach (Malabrough) to Lais Waters to look for fish at sea.

then, the ship is estimated at 11.00 WIB to Bengkulu Beach, but until 16.30 WIB the fishing boat did not return.

The family and fishermen around carried out a search from 17.00 WIB to 23.00 WIB but to no avail. The family then reported the incident to the Bengkulu Basarnas.