Ship Transporting Karam, 40 Tons Of Bulog Rice Submerged By Sea Water

(ANTARA/HO-Humas Riau Provincial Government)

PEKANBARU - The unexpected happened when 40 tons of Bulog rice were submerged in water and had to be evacuated to the mainland. This incident was caused by a ship carrying food needs from the people of Merbau Island, Meranti Islands Regency, Riau that sank on Beting Beras Beach on Thursday, May 23.

"The rice was all wet, after the ship loaded with rice sank, the rice on the ship had to be evacuated manually to the mainland," said Acting Head of Tanjung Bunga Village, Toni Anuar as conveyed by the Riau Provincial Government Public Relations, Heru in Pekanbaru, quoted from ANTARA.

According to Irwin (30), a crew member said the Bulog rice carrier sank in the waters of Kuala Merbau Village, at Beting Beras Beach, Thursday at 23.00 WIB.

Because the ship is still running aground on Beting Beras Beach and Bulog rice is all wet. Some of them have been dismantled, and the plan is for Friday (24/5) tonight, the ship will be pulled into the river and the ship's cargo is unloaded at the port.

"The rice according to the Bulog program will be distributed to people in Kuala Merbau Village, Tanjung Bunga Village, Renak Dungun Village, Baran Melintang Village, and Pangkalan Balai Village," he said.

Forecaster of the Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Sanya G said, on Friday (24/5) night there is the potential for light to moderate rain to forecast in parts of Bengkalis, Indragiri Hilir, Indragiri Hulu, Meranti Islands and Pelalawan.

"Be aware of rain with moderate to heavy intensity which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in parts of Indragiri Hilir, Indragiri Hulu, Kampar, and Kuantan Singingi areas in the morning and afternoon until the afternoon," said Sanya.

He added that currently the air temperature is between 23.0-32.0$C, with 60-99 percent humidity, the wind blows from Southeast to Southwest at a speed of 10-30 km per hour.

"The estimated wave height in the waters of Riau Province ranges from 0.01- 0.50 meters (calm). The total hotspots in the Sumatra region are 1 point in North Sumatra, while in Riau, there is zero," he said.