Ship Hit By High Waves In Bintan Waters, 1 Fisherman Reported Missing

Illustration of drowning (ANTARA)

BINTAN - The Tanjungpinang Search and Rescue Office (SAR) stated that one of the two fishermen lost contact in the waters of Malang Meeting Village, Bintan Regency, Riau Islands (Kepri), had been found safe. Head of the Tanjungpinang SAR Office, Slamet Riyadi, said the victim survived on behalf of Ade Rohendi (30), was found floating in a cage owned by Malang Meeting fishermen, Thursday night. "The victim was found by local fishermen, then evacuated to the mainland," said Slamet Riyadi, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, July 21. Slamet said that victim Ade Rohendi had been returned to his house in Malang. Meeting with the condition still lying limp. Meanwhile, a colleague, Arsad (50), has yet to be found and is still in search of a joint team. Slamet explained that the two fishermen reported missing contact after being hit by high waves while fishing around Malang Meeting waters, Wednesday night. Reports of new loss received by the Tanjungpinang SAR Office, Thursday afternoon, from Gunung Kijang Police, Bintan Police.

"Both of them went to sea using pompongs or wooden boats," said Slamet. The search for victims Arsad is still continuing by involving a joint team from the Tanjungpinang SAR Office, Gunung Kijang Police, Malang Meeting Village Head, and local fishing communities.