The Search For 5 Missing Fishermen From The Sinking Of 2 Ships In West Kalimantan Is Still Zero

The search for the missing ship by the Pontianak Basarnas (ANTARA/Ho-Basarnas)

The search for missing victims due to the sinking of two fishing vessels in West Kalimantan (West Kalimantan) has entered its third day. Five people are still missing.

The two ships that sank were KM Sinar Bintang 1 and KM Karya Sampurna 7.

"Drowned due to extreme weather that hit West Kalimantan waters," said Head of Operations and Alert Basarnas Pontianak, Eryk Subariyanto in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Thursday, September 19, confiscated by Antara.

KM Sinar Bintang 1 sank in the waters of Datuk Island, Mempawah Regency. Meanwhile, KM Karya Sampurna 7 sank in the waters of the Kakap River, Kubu Raya Regency.

So far, the victims who have been found have been sent home. Meanwhile, the five victims who are still missing are two people each from KM Karya Sampurna 7 and three people from KM Sinar Bintang 1.

"The two ships sank due to waves and were hit by the wind simultaneously which caused the ship to swerve and sink," he said.

Eryk said today's search was still nil. Tomorrow his party will again hold operations with a wider range of search areas.

"The search figure will resume with each sweeping covering an area of 36 nautical miles," he said.