18 People Reported Of Missing Family Members At Drowning KMP Yunicee

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JEMBRANA - A total of 39 people were evacuated safely and 7 people died from the sinking of KMP Yunicee in Gilimanuk, Bali Strait. Dozens of people reported missing family members to the search post.

According to the data recorded in the official letter signed by the captain of KMP Yunicee, there were a total of 57 people on the ferry. That figure consists of 41 passengers, 13 crew members, 3 canteen guards.

The head of the Denpasar Search and Rescue Office, Gede Darmada, said the number of data of victims could change with the dynamics on the ground.

"During its development at the joint command post, we received reports of the loss of 18 people who may have been on the ship", said Darmada, Wednesday, June 30.

According to him, the report also needs to go through the validation stage at the command post with related parties.

Meanwhile, today's search is carried out by involving several SAR elements. Deployed 16 units of ships/boats at the location where KMP Yunicee sank.

Diving efforts cannot be carried out considering the exact point of KMP Yunicee has not been determined. Because the conditions of the waters are fast with a depth of about 58 meters.

In addition to evacuating the survivors and finding the deceased, the joint SAR team also recovered several items that allegedly belonged to passengers as well as life jackets. Meanwhile, the total search area is around 57.93 nm2 with 7 search locations divided.

"The SAR operation has been going on since the morning and was temporarily suspended at around 18.00 WITA and will resume tomorrow morning", he said.

Meanwhile, the Bali Police DVI has identified 7 victims who died, namely:

1. Abdul Koyun (M/54)

2. Ariana Niken (F/23)

3. Diah Ari Meiyana (F/39)

4. Sri Rahayu (F/66)

5. Alifiah Putri Sugiarti (F/19)

6. Ramadhani Love Flowers (F/14)

7. Bagas Putra Sugiarto (M/17)