DENPASAR - Basarnas Bali evacuated the bodies of the crew of the MV Shandong De Yu ship in the Badung Strait.
"The joint SAR team carried out the evacuation of the body of the crew of the MV Shandong De Yu ship from China, on behalf of Zhang Wenli (47) on Tuesday," said Head of the Bali Basarnas Office I Nyoman Sidakarya in Denpasar, Tuesday.
Sidakarya first explained, the SAR team carried out an evacuation after receiving initial information on Monday (13/7) evening at around 22.47 Wita.
At that time, the ship's agent from Benoa Trans Cakrawala Perkasa reported that the MV Shandong De Yu ship departed from China to Australia, but one of the ship's crew was suspected of having health problems until he was breathless and helpless.
In his report, the crew named Zhang Wenli was declared dead at around 09.00 WITA yesterday.
Sidakarya explained that because new information was obtained at night, at 06.55 Wita this morning, the Bali Basarnas Office only dispatched four personnel, plus one agent personnel of the ship, and one BBKK personnel to the agreed intercept location, using the Denpasar 02 Rigid Inflatable Boat.
At that time, it was known that the position of the ship was in the Badung Strait, and after coordinating with the ship and the agent, it was agreed that the intercept point was at coordinates 8°43'49.91"S - 115°17'28.42"E.
"The estimated distance from Benoa Port is about 4.18 Nm heading 111°, then the standby officer contacted the Benoa KSOP, the Benoa Health Quarantine Office together with the ship's agent to plan the process of picking up the body," he said.
15 minutes later, the personnel finally arrived at the Badung Strait and docked to the ship to evacuate the foreign nationals.
"The ship's crew transferred the body to be taken to Benoa Port, at 07.55 Wita, the joint SAR team had already returned to Benoa Port," said Sidakarya.
Zhang Wenli's body was then taken to Prof Ngoerah Sanglah Hospital using a funeral ambulance.
In this evacuation mission, Basarnas Bali also invited a joint SAR team from Lanal Denpasar, Dit Polair Polda Bali, Polsek KP3 Benoa, KSOP Benoa, VTS Benoa, Denpasar Class I Immigration Office, Benoa Customs Assistance Office, Denpasar Health Quarantine Headquarters - Benoa Sea Port Post, and Agent of the ship PT. Benoa Trans Cakrawala Perkasa.
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