Hit By Large Waves, Joint SAR Team Evacuates Passengers From Critically Sick Ships
The SAR Team for evacuating ship passengers is critically ill/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - Nurul Aurila Mafaza (21) a woman passenger on the KM Sakura Express ship suddenly experienced shortness of breath in the waters of Padi Beach, Bangka Belitung. The case was also reported to the Pangkalpinang SAR Office for the evacuation process.

After tracking, it turned out that the ship carrying the victim was at coordinates 2 deg 06.095''S 106 deg 13.225''T. Head of the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office I Made Oka Astawa then opened a Joint SAR Operation called Medis Evacuatin (MEDEVAC).

Furthermore, the joint SAR Team from the Babel Basarnas Rescue Team, Polairud Polda Kep. Babel, KSOP Pangkal Balam, KPLP Tanjung Priok, KKP Pangkalpinang and others managed to evacuate Nurul.

"Previously, the Pangkalpinang Search and Rescue Office received information from the Pangkalbalam Port Health Office (KKP) on Monday, July 31. There was one of the Roro passengers who experienced shortness of breath and needed help to be evacuated immediately," said I Made Oka Astawa when confirmed by VOI, Monday, July 31.

Furthermore, the Joint SAR Team immediately headed to the KN SAR Karna pier to evacuate the victim using a Rigid Inflatable Boat to go to KM Sakura Express which was anchoring in Pasir Padi Beach, because the water receded and could not enter the Pangkalbalam channel.

"In the evacuation process, the Joint SAR Team experienced problems, namely the big waves, so when it was about to move the victim to Rib Basarnas, it was very difficult," he said.

Then the SAR Team decided to use the Pandu Pilot Boat ship from Pelindo to facilitate the evacuation of victims from KM Sakura Express.

"At 12.38 WIB, the ship used by the Joint SAR Team for evacuation arrived at Pangkal Balam Port Pier. Then at 12.45 WIB, the evacuation process was continued by bringing the victim to be referred to the Pangkalbalam Health Center by the KKP ambulance in a weak condition," he said.


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