BANYUWANGI - The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team found three bodies suspected of being victims of the sinking ship KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya at Pebua Beach, Jembrana Regency, Bali.
Two bodies were first found by fishermen at Pebuaran Beach, Jembrana Regency (Bali) at WITA and then evacuated by the SAR team, then taken to the Blambangan Hospital, Banyuwangi Regency.
"Of the two bodies, this afternoon one was identified as a passenger on the Tunu Ship, while one body is still in the identification process," said Deputy for Search and Rescue Operations for Basarnas Preparedness and Preparedness Eko Suyanto at a press conference at Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, East Java, Wednesday, July 9.
In the afternoon, he continued, the joint SAR team again found a body in Jembrana Waters (Bali) and is still in the process of being evacuated.
"So today there are three bodies found, one body has been identified, one identification process and one other body is currently in the evacuation process," said Ribut Eko.
On the first day of the extension of the search and rescue operation (SAR) for the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya accident, he continued, an underwater SAR operation was also carried out.
"KRI Fanildo Island uses a side scan sonar and underwater cameras to visualize object conditions (KMP Tunu)," he said.
Meanwhile, the Commander of the Marine Combat Group Koarmada II Surabaya, First Admiral of the TNI Endra Hartono, said that during today's SAR operation, he also lowered the underwater camera to find out the visuals of the object suspected of being KMP Tunu.
"However, up to a depth of about 35 meters, our camera was swept away by the current, but it was still recorded," he said as quoted by ANTARA.
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Data from the SAR Operations Post and the Potential for Joint SAR at Ketapang Port, Banyuwangi, said that as of Wednesday (9/7) night the number of survivors was recorded at 30 people, 12 victims were found dead (one evacuation process) and 23 other victims were still missing and are being searched.
KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya carrying 53 passengers and 12 crew members and 22 units of the vehicle sank on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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