52 SAR Members Deployed To Search For 30 Victims Of Sinking Ships In Ketapang-Gilimanuk Waters

Basarnas Bali has lowered the main equipment of KN SAR Arjuna 229 to look for victims of KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, Denpasar, Friday 4/7/2025. BETWEEN/HO-Basarnas

JAKARTA - The Bali Basarnas Office continues to search for victims of the passenger motor boat (KMP) Tunu Pratama Jaya which sank in Ketapang-Gilimanuk waters, precisely in the Bali Strait.

Head of the Bali Basarnas Office I Nyoman Sidakarya said 52 joint SAR teams were deployed in this operation. They consist of 23 personnel in KN SAR Arjuna 229, 13 personnel from Basarnas Denpasar, 12 Jembrana SAR Post personnel, and four Buleleng SAR Post personnel.

KN SAR Arjuna 229 moved at 09.45 WIB to search, Basarnas Bali main tool (defense) KN SAR Arjuna 229, RIB Buleleng SAR Post, RIB Jembrana SAR Post," he said in a statement, Friday, July 4, confiscated by Antara.

It is known that 29 victims of the sinking ship KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya had been found safe and six died, so that on the second day the search for Basarnas Bali looked for 30 other victims.

Supported by sunny weather and friendly waves, but the wind conditions are still quite strong, the team searched the search area for 37.21 km.

"Conducting a search according to the SAR operation plan with a search area of 37.21 km, if according to yesterday's data that has not been found, the weather is quite clear," said Sidakarya, who was also in the search using a helicopter.

KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya on the Ketapang route from Banyuwangi to Gilimanuk, which departed on Wednesday, July 2 at 22:56 WIB, sank about 25 minutes after taking off the anchor or around 23.20 WIB.

According to Basarnas data, the ship's manifest data amounted to 53 passengers, 12 crew members, and 22 vehicles, including 14 tronton trucks.

Before lowering this main channel, Basarnas Bali was first involved in the search and evacuation of victims using RIB at 02.50 WITA Thursday, July 3 in the morning at coordinates 08 09'34.28" S & 114°09'34.28" E.

Meanwhile, until now or the second day of the search, there have been no reports of other victims' findings outside the findings on the first day yesterday.