Boat Skipper Disappeared For Two Days In Gending Waters Because Of Being Hit By Waves, The SAR Team Is Still Looking For Victims

SAR TEAM search for missing person in Probolinggo/Photo: Antara

PROBOLINGGO - The joint SAR team continues the search for the missing victim, a boat captain named Alex who was lost by the waves causing his ship to sink in Gending Waters, Probolinggo Regency, East Java. Ketapang, but still not producing results," said Head of the Probolinggo Water Police Unit (Satpolair) AKP Slamet Prayitno in Probolinggo, Monday, July 18. A boat carrying four people and one captain was hit by waves until the boat broke in Gending Waters, Probolinggo Regency, Java Timur, Sunday, July 17 in the morning. Four people survived and one person who was the captain of the boat was declared missing after his boat broke in the high waves. The four anglers who survived were Alen (38) and Lukman Hakim (37), both residents of Surabaya City, Caesar Ardian (33) from Madiun, and Eric (38) from Sidoarjo Regency, while the boat owner named Alex, a resident of Probolinggo Regency who also The captain of the boat was declared missing. Their aim was to fish around the waters of Gili Ketapang Island, Probolinggo Regency on Saturday, July 16th and on their way home on Sunday, July 17th in the morning, the boat was hit by waves in the Gending Waters until it sank. "About 15 people were sent to look for victims with details. There are four Satpolairs, one Basarnas, one TNI AL, two Probolinggo Regency BPBDs, two Scout members and five officers from the Harbormaster and Port Authority (KSOP) Office," he said.

He explained that the search for missing victims still prioritizes the safety of the joint SAR team, so that when the weather is extreme in the waters, the search is temporarily suspended. "We also ask for help from fishermen who sailed in the waters around Gili Ketapang Island. ," he said.