Falling From A Speedboat And Floating In The Waters Of The Thousand Islands, This Student Was Rescued By Navy Soldiers

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JAKARTA - Navy personnel from KRI Sembilang (SBL)-850 rescued a student who fell in the waters of the Thousand Islands, Jakarta.

"During our patrol, we found a child floating in the middle of the sea about 25 NM or about 45 kilometers from the mainland of Banten", said KRI Sembilang-850 Commander Marine Major (P) Nanang Khunaifi, quoted by Antara, Friday, June 18.

Nanang explained that at around 08.30 WIB, KRI Sembilang-850 which was carrying out a marine security patrol in the waters northwest of Laki Island through its supervisor saw visual contact of a floating object in the bow of the left hull with a distance of 100 meters. After approaching a distance of approximately 50 meters, the figure of a person is seen floating.

The commander of KRI SBL-850 ordered the role of Helping Persons Falling in the Sea, then lowered the lifeboat in the waters northwest of Laki Island about 25 NM from the mainland of Banten to carry out the evacuation of the person.

"The child is trying to maintain his buoyancy and swims aimlessly because the land cannot be seen around him. The rescue team is lifted into a lifeboat and then taken to KRI Sembilang-850 for first aid", said Nanang.

After being asked, it was discovered that the child was named Ridho Ilhami (14), a student from Harapan Island, Thousand Islands.

According to the victim's statement, he boarded a ferry (speed) from Kronjo Banten to return to Harapan Island. During the trip, he fell from the speedboat and tried to float for 3 hours until he found the KRI on patrol.

"The victim was escorted to the Untung Jawa Navy Post where he was then reunited with his family", said Nanang.

The Commander of Koarmada I, Admiral TNI Abdul Rasyid, appreciated the performance of his soldiers who were present and provided benefits to the marine user community. Pangkoarmada I also said that the presence of elements of the Indonesian Navy patrolling regularly in Indonesian waters is carried out to uphold sovereignty and law at sea as well as to ensure the safety and security of sea users, including SAR activities.