A Fisherman Missing Five Days In Buton SAR TEAM Expands Search Area

KENDARI - The SAR team from the Kendari Basarnas has expanded the search operation area for a fisherman from Bone Regency, South Sulawesi, named Sukri (48) who was reported missing since Thursday 10 March around Batu Atas waters, South Buton Regency, Southeast Sulawesi. To search for victims, the SAR Team of the Baubau SAR Post has expanded the search area to 50 square miles from the last location of the victim's whereabouts," said Head of the Kendari Basarnas Aris Sofingi in Kendari, Wednesday, March 16. Batu Atas was carried out by combing to the southwest from the last location where the victim was reported missing while cleaning the hull of the ship. Aris admitted that his party also carried out reports to ships passing through the shipping lanes around the search area through the Baubau Coast Radio Station (SROP) and the Head Office. Baubau Port Operator Unit (KUPP) to provide SAR assistance today the weather is sunny, the wave height reaches 0.5 to 1 meter and the wind speed is 7-14 knots to the west," he said, quoted by Antara. The victim's sister reported that her sister had been missing since March 10, 2022 while cleaning the hull of the ship.

The Baubau SAR Post Rescue Team was then dispatched to provide SAR assistance to the victims who were residents of Toro Village, East Tanete Riattang District, Bone Regency, South Sulawesi Province. On March 10, 2022 at around 07.10 WITA the victim cleaned the hull of the KM Mega Indah GT 15 a a tuna fishing boat anchored at a FAD around Batu Atas waters. The victim cleaned the hull by swimming while holding on to the rope, 15 minutes later the victim's brother Sudirman checked the victim's whereabouts to the bottom of the boat but the victim was not there.