Ships Transporting Prospective Indonesian Migrant Workers Accident In Tanjung Api, North Sumatra, Here's The Condition Of 10 NTB Residents Who Become Victims

Illustration of victims of a shipwreck. (Pexels.com / Taryn Elliott)

MATARAM - As many as 10 residents of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) were also victims of the shipwreck carrying prospective Indonesian migrant workers (CPMI) in the waters of Tanjung Api, Asahan Regency, North Sumatra (North Sumatra), Saturday, March 19. Luckily, they were declared safe.

This was conveyed by the Head of the Technical Implementation Unit of the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency (UPT BP2MI) NTB, Abri Danar Prabawa in Mataram, Sunday, March 20.

"We received a report that of the 89 prospective Indonesian migrant workers (CPMI) transported by the ship, as many as 10 were from NTB. Thank God, all NTB residents were found safe," he said, as reported by Antara.

He said, based on reports received from North Sumatra's UPT BP2MI, the ship that was involved in the accident was suspected of carrying as many as 89 CPMI and was on its way to Malaysia.

North Sumatra's UPT BP2MI, which received a report of an accident on the CPMI transport ship, then forwarded the information to the Tanjungbalai Asahan SAR Post.

"From the information received, as many as 87 people were found safe, including 10 from NTB, while two people were declared dead," said Abri Danar.

Currently, he said, the survivors were at the Asahan Police Resort to be recorded and questioned, while the two CPMI bodies were taken to the Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Dr Tengku Mansyur Tanjungbalai.

"The search process is still being carried out by Basarnas by conducting sweeps around the location of the sinking ship," he said.

Based on information from the Tanjungbalai Asahan SAR Post, said Abri Danar, the sinking incident occurred on Saturday, March 19, at 06.40 WIB, after receiving information from local fishermen.

The SAR team then moved to search for victims, and by 21:35 WIB, all the victims had been successfully evacuated.

"It is not known for certain the cause of the shipwreck. Basarnas and the police are still investigating from the statements of the victims," he said.