Arrived On Time SAR Team Evacuated Two Passenger Boat Leaks On Manipa Island

Two residents of Namlea, Buru Regency were successfully evacuated by the SAR team/Photo: Antara

MALUKU - The joint SAR team managed to evacuate two boat passengers that had a leak and almost drowned in the waters of Manipa Island, Maluku on Monday, March 28. which experienced a leak and almost drowned in the waters of Manipa Island," said Head of the Search and Rescue Office of the Ambon Basarnas Mustari in Ambon, Tuesday, March 29. The report was submitted by the victim's family at around 18.6 WIT. and other SAR elements to the scene to provide assistance. The boat was used by Firman Gazali Rupelu (35) and Toni Lapan Dewa (23) from Manipa Island to Namlea, the capital of Buru Regency. Namlea along with other SAR potential elements moved to the scene of the incident to carry out the evacuation process," he said as quoted by Antara. Arriving at the scene, the joint SAR team evacuated the two people safely and escorted the boat that had a crack to Namlea Harbor. The evacuation process was carried out using the Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) 02 belonging to Pos Namlea SAR after finding the victim in a position adrift in local waters.