Basarnas: Selamat Kapal Terbalik Di Selayar 12 Orang

BETWEEN HO SAR Makassar

Head of Makassar Basarnas Office, Mexianus Bekabel, said as many as 12 survivors when the Yuiee Jaya II (Dewi Jaya II) ship capsized by the waves on Saturday, March 9, 2024, in the waters of the Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi.

"The total number of survivors to date is 12 people. The number of crew members is 35 people from the previous data of 37 people. Two people have died and 21 people are still being searched," said Maxianus as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, March 13.

Currently, the rescue team has obtained a passenger manifest, and there is a change of only 35 people, while the two people who had been on the ship were declared to have disembarked and were confirmed to be safe.

In addition, the search for victims of the capsized ship has been carried out by the Joint SAR team using an RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) belonging to the Selayar SAR Post assisted by fishing boat.

"For today's search movement, RIB moved to Kayuadi Island and Jampea Island. Focus on the area, based on the many findings of survivors," said Mexianus.

For a victim who had just been found safe on behalf of Amat Subechan, he was found stranded on Jinato Village Island, Selayar at 11.30 WITA.

Sementara itu Kapolres Kepulauan Selayar AKBP Ujang Darmawan Hadi Saputra menyatakan dari informasi yang masuk tim telah melakukan pencarian hingga menjelang malam dengan prasarana yang cukup terbatas.

"Here we estimate that the existing equipment will not be able to be used because the weather is quite extreme and the changes cannot be estimated. We have also coordinated assistance from the Basarnas Province," he said through confirmation of video recordings.

The Provincial Basarnas team has headed to the Selayar Islands and went directly to the Kayuadi Islands and Jampea Island where the victim was rescued.

Regarding the inspection of the ship's completeness, he said, coordination has been carried out with relevant agencies, in this case Basarnas, Syabandar, the Indonesian Navy to conduct further investigations regarding the incident.

The police chief also appealed to people in the Selayar Islands by looking at extreme weather conditions, fishermen are advised not to move in the waters for a while until the weather is stable.

Previously, the fishing vessel Yuiee Jaya II with the route Muara Baru, Jakarta to Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, was reported to have capsized about 52 Nautical Mile from Benteng Port, Selayar Islands Regency, Saturday (9/3/) early morning.