KM Fajar Nusantara Drowning In Sumenep Waters

SUMENEP - The Fajar Nusantara motorboat (KM) on the Tanjung Perak route, Surabaya, to Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, sank in the waters of Sapudi Island, Sumenep, East Java. 14 crew members survived.

"The 14 crew members were rescued by fishermen from Penarokan, Situbondo and immediately taken to the Panarukan Harbor pier. Our confirmation results are that they are all safe," said Head of Public Relations of the Sumenep Police, AKP Widiarti in a written statement quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, June 22.

The ship with a volume of 445 gross tonnage (GT) loaded with mixed goods and carrying 14 crew sank due to a hull leak.

The accident location is at 07°09'08.1” southbound / 114°15'55.1” east longitude or west of Sapudi Island.

Widiarti said that the marine accident in the waters of Sapudi Island, Sumenep was known, based on information submitted by fishermen.

The Sumenep Police then confirmed the SAR post for the Basarnas Kalianget, Sumenep and confirmed the marine accident.

"This morning a joint team from the police, TNI and BPBD of the Sumenep Regency Government was about to continue the search, but it turned out that the ship's crew had been rescued by fishermen," Widi explained.

This shipwreck is the third time in the last two months.

Previously, on May 5, 2022, KM Sabuk Nusantara 91 ran aground on Setabok Island, Sapeken Archipelago, after hitting a reef in the waters. There were no victims in the disaster.

Then on May 23, 2022, KM Anugrah Divine sank in the waters of Sapudi Island, Sumenep Regency, East Java, at around 12.30 WIB, because the ship's hull had a leak. Three crew members survived by making rafts from planks and other floating objects until finally rescued by local fishermen.