Head Of BRI Kawasi Barry Hamdaany Abubakar Dies Due To Fast Boat Collision In Bacan Island Waters

A team from the Ternate Search and Rescue (SAR) Office evacuates victims of a fast boat collision in the waters of Bacan Island (Photo: Abdul Fatah/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ternate Basarnas office stated that the collision of Habibi and Hasiqah's speedboat in the waters of Bacan Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province (Malut), Friday, August 6 resulted in one passenger, Barry Hamdaany Abubakar (43), Head of the BRI Kawasi Branch, Obi Island. "After receiving a report from the Bacan Transportation Service, there had been a ship accident, namely a collision between speedboats in the waters of Bacan Island, the Bacan SAR Unit team was deployed to provide assistance," said the Head of the Ternate Basarnas, Muhammad Arafah here. Ternate, reported by Antara, Saturday, August 7 the speedboat, for the Habibi speedboat from Kawasi, Obi Island to Labuha, Bacan, while the Hasiqah speedboat from Bacan Harbor to Kawasi, Obi.Me According to him, the Bacan SAR Alert Unit rescue team is moving to Kupal Port to carry out initial SAR operations and coordinate with related potentials to provide assistance to victims who have been evacuated by community speed boats at the port.

As a result of the accident, a passenger in a critical condition named Barry Hamdaany Abubakar who is also the Head of BRI Kawasi Pulau Obi Branch and one broken bone named Radit Saputra, both were evacuated to Bacan Hospital using a Bacan Police ambulance. from the team in the field that some of the victims were evacuated to Kubung Village. Furthermore, the Joint SAR Team moved to Kubung Village to evacuate victims and take them to Kupal Harbor. While on their way the team received information that all 20 passengers had been evacuated to the mainland by a fast boat belonging to the community that passed around the location of the incident, and it was discovered that there were several victims. In that incident, the life of the Head of BRI Kawasi Branch Barry Hamdaany Abubakar could not be saved and died, then according to the request of his family the victim was immediately taken to Ternate by ship to be buried this Saturday in Ternate, said Muhammad Arafah.