Falling into the Sea When Throwing Ropes into Barges, ABK in Karimun Found Dead

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RIAU ISLANDS - The SAR team succeeded in finding the body of a crew member (ABK) with the initials MA (21) who fell into the sea from the TB Tanjung Bahari 8 Ship in Pangke Village Waters, Karimun Regency, Riau Islands (Kepri).

"The team has found it. Found this afternoon at around 11.00 WIB in a state of death," said the Head of the Tanjungpinang Basarnas Slamet Riyadi in Batam, Riau Islands, Thursday, January 12.

He explained that the victim was found by the team not far from the initial crash site. The victim was found by a joint SAR team from Basarnas, TNI, and Polri elements as well as the community.

Slamet said MA fell from the TB Tanjung Bahari 8 Ship on Wednesday, January 11, around 17.00 WIB. The victim allegedly fell into the sea when he was about to throw a rope at another barge carrier that was about to dock at the pier.

The victim was noticed by his colleagues when he fell and tried to seek help, but soon the victim disappeared from the view of his colleagues.

Seeing that the victim was no longer visible, other workers at the location immediately asked for help from the nearest SAR officer until he was finally found today.

With this incident, Slamet appealed to the public, especially those working at sea, to always be careful because currently, the Riau Islands are still in the north wind season.

“Always be careful, this north wind season the weather conditions are unpredictable. The condition of seawater is the same, as much as possible use safety equipment when working, "he said.