Baubau Satpolair Evacuate 2 Victims Of Overturned Ship Accident

Medics when examining the two victims of the sea accident, on Friday, around 00.45 WITA (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Water Police Unit (Satpolair) of the Baubau Police, Southeast Sulawesi, evacuated two victims of an overturned ship accident as a result of being hit by an ombat while sailing from East Kabaena, Bombana Regency to Baubau, riding a trunk (wooden boat).

The statement from the Satpolair Baubau received in Kendari, Friday, February 5 evening, stated that the victims named Damsir (27) and Ansar (16) were residents of Lato Jaya Village, Batuatas District, South Buton Regency.

Head of the Sub-Section for Public Relations at the Baubau Police, Iptu Dessy Simon, said that the two victims were found safe.

"That was true on Thursday February 4 at around 19.30 WITA there had been a sea accident, namely a wooden trunk (wooden boat) with 2 passengers," he said as quoted by Antara, Saturday.

He explained the chronology of the incident when the two victims departed from East Kabaena Island for Baubau, on Thursday at 16.00 WITA.

On the way, while in the vicinity of Tanjung Madongka, Central Buton Regency, the victim's ship was hit by a wave so that the ship they were traveling on capsized.

Due to the accident, the two victims left their ship to save themselves by jumping into the sea carrying 20 liter jerry cans (fuel containers) and wearing life jackets.

"The two victims were found on Friday at 00.45 WIT in the waters between Madongka and Bone-bone alive," he explained.

It was explained that the Satpolair found out about the incident when the victim's family named Tamara reported it to the Sat Polair Office at 22.30 WITA, then the Head of the National Police, AKP Baharuddin reported to the Police Chief AKBP Zainal Rio Chandra Tangkari and was ordered to carry out search and rescue activities.

At 23.00 WITA, five Polair personnel led by Kasat AKP Baharuddin along with two SAR Post personnel carried out a search based on communication via active cell phones.

When the two victims were found, they were immediately taken to the Baubau Sat Polair Office and then carried out an initial medical examination by the medical team from the Wajo Community Health Center with Ansar tension of 120/80 and a temperature of 35 degrees Celsius), and Damsir 125/90 and a temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius).

After the medical team stated that the two victims were in good health and normal condition, then at 01.30 WITA, the two of them were immediately escorted to their family's house in Kadolomoko Village, Baubau.