SAR Team Searches For Ship Carrying Basic Food Patah Steering In The Middle Of The Flores Sea, NTT

The joint Search And Rescue (SAR) team searched for the motorboat (KM) Mulya Abadi with a capacity of 171 gross tons (GT) which was reported to have suffered a broken steering in the waters of North Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). (ANTARA/HO-Kantor Basarnas Maumere)

The joint SAR team searched for the motorboat (KM) Mulya Abadi with a capacity of 171 gross tons (GT) which was reported to have suffered a broken steering in the waters of North Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

"KM Mulya Abadi took eight people, the captain and crew suffered a broken steering in the North Flores waters on July 23, 2025," said Head of the Maumere Basarnas Office Fathur Rahman when contacted from Labuan Bajo, NTT, Friday, July 25, as reported by Antara.

He added, based on the report he received, KM Mulya Abadi initially departed from Jinato Island, Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi Province on July 23, 2025 at 20.00 WITA to Riung Harbor, Ngada Regency, NTT with cement and basic necessities.

Furthermore, at 22.00 WITA the crew of KM Mulya Abadi who were on the ship informed the family that the ship suffered a broken steering wheel and was washed away with an estimated position of around 30-40 miles from Jinato Island.

After providing information to the family, he continued, the captain and crew could not be contacted again or lost contact.

"Before the joint SAR team departed using the Puntadewa 250 SAR KN, we had coordinated and bullied the Coastal Radio Station in Flores and coordinated with the Mbay Navy Post, but until 15.00 WITA the propellant had not yielded any results," he explained.

Furthermore, on Friday at 16.30 WITA the joint SAR team was dispatched to the location of the operational plan that had been carried out by the MAP SAR calculation in North Flores waters.

"We all hope that this operation will run safely and produce good results," he said.