Engine Off In Banggai Waters, Boat Containing 1 Family Evacuated By SAR Team

Evacuation process via Antara

SULTENG - The joint SAR team evacuated the family whose boat had an engine failure in the waters of Banggai Regency, Central Sulawesi Province (Sulteng). Evacuation using KN SAR Bhisma. "There were five victims and all of them were found safe. Five people were in the boat, one of them was sick," said Head of the Palu SAR Office Andrias Hendrik Johanes in a written statement, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, June 28.

He said the SAR team found the SAR team on Tuesday, 01.00 WITA at coordinates 0°57'45.12"S-122°56'28.50"T using KN SAR Bhisma. escorted the boat to Luwuk Harbor.

"In the evacuation process, the SAR team also recorded victims. Of the five passengers, one of them was a child aged eight," said Andrias. °57'27."T heading 110° eastward at a distance of 25 NM from the Luwuk SAR Post.

The boat sails from the Port of Banggai Islands Regency to Banggai Regency. In the middle of the journey, the boat that one family was traveling in suffered engine damage.

A total of five victims were successfully evacuated on behalf of Batekong Economics, a 58 year old male (in a state of illness), Sabaria Diman, a 36 year old man, Sania Diman, a 28 year old man, Sardin, a 17 year old man. , and Sesi, an eight-year-old woman. During the operation, the joint SAR team consisted of four Luwuk SAR Post personnel, 12 Bhisma KN SAR crews, four Luwuk Marine and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP) personnel, and four families of the victims. the victim, the search and rescue operation is declared complete. The victim has also been handed over to the family. We also thank those who helped with the search," he said.