Longboat With 11 Passengers Who Lost Contact Found Safe

Longboat with 11 passengers who had reportedly lost contact in the waters of West Halmahera and Batang Dua Island, reportedly survived. (ANTARA/Abdul Fatah)

TERNATE - The Search and Rescue Office of the Ternate Basarnas, North Maluku (Malut) stated that the longboat with 11 passengers who had reported missing contact in the waters of West Halmahera and Batang Dua Island reportedly survived.

Head of Basarnas Ternate Fathur Rahman said his party received information from Danpos AL Mayau that Longboat Ebenheizer had arrived on Mayau Island and all POBs were safe.

Based on the information obtained, while on the way to Batang Dua Island, the Ebenheizer motorist decided to take shelter and tie the longboat rope to the chromon (rakit) around the North Maluku Sea Waters to take cover due to bad weather.

This condition caused Longboat Ebenheizer to arrive late on Mayau Island.

"The Joint SAR team that was carrying out the search then moved to Mayau Island Batan Dua to check the truth of the information. After arriving at Batan Dua Island and confirming that it was true that Ebenheizer's Longboat with 11 POB people was safe and safe, the SAR operation was completed and closed," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 26.

This group departed from Pel. Mrs. Halmahera Barat uses a longboat on June 25.