Three Crew Members Burned Due To Tugboat Burned In South Barito, 2 Missing People

The ship belonging to residents and the Tugboat Surya 03 caught fire at the Murung Kelanis Hamlet, Barsel Regency on Monday (13/5/2024). BETWEEN/Personal Documentations.

PALANGKA RAYA - As many as three crew members (ABK) tugboat or TB Surya 03 suffered severe burns because the tugboat caught fire in the waters of Murung Kelanis Hamlet, South Barito Regency (Barsel), Central Kalimantan (Central Kalimantan).

Head of the Palangka Raya Search and Rescue Office, Anak Agung Ketut Alit Supartana, confirmed the incident.

"It happened today at around 05.46 WIB, two crew members were missing in the incident while three others suffered burns," said Ketut Alit, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, May 13.

Meanwhile, based on information from the Head of Operations Adliandy Salman said that the three people who suffered burns had now also been rushed to Tamiang Layang Hospital, East Barito Regency.

Regarding the cause of the tugboat fire itself, Basarnas Palangka Raya did not know for sure and this was the authority of the local police to investigate.

"Meanwhile, the two missing people are our authority to conduct searches. Currently, personnel from the Palangka Raya Basarnas are launching to the scene to find two people who were declared missing in the incident," he said.

His party has not received clear information regarding the origin of the cause of the incident, resulting in a tugboat TB Surya 03 and a ship belonging to a resident on fire.

"We don't know the chronology clearly, what is clear is that it will be the police who will conduct an investigation so that the incident is clearly known," said Salman.

Based on data spread across the Whatsapp group, the victims who suffered burns from the incident were Hairan, Darman and a crew member of the TB Surya 03 ship.

Meanwhile, the two people who were declared missing for the incident, on behalf of Ipul and Rengga. Meanwhile, the total number of crew members of the TB Surya 03 is also not yet known.