Pontianak, W Kalimantan – Pontianak Search and Rescue (SAR) agency’s rescuers, Tuesday morning, discovered the body of Asek, who went missing out on after the speedboat he rode hit another boat in Kubu River, Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, on July 12.
The rescuers found the body of this 40- year-old skipper some 5.4 kilometers far from the scene of the accident at around 3: 20 a.m. regional time, Head of the SAR Agency-Pontianak Workplace Yopi Haryadi notified local reporters here on Tuesday.
Asek’s body was transferred to the Kubu Public Health facility for a post-mortem evaluation, he verified.
On the day of the collision, Asek was transferring a guest from Senentang to Kubu Sub-district. The passenger endured the mishap, while Asek had supposedly gone missing out on.
Haryadi urged local boat operators to prioritize the safety and security of those boarding their vessels to prevent comparable accidents from happening in future. Their boats should be geared up with life vests and communication devices to deal with any untoward occurrences.
Indonesia remains susceptible to sea mishaps.
On July 5, 2020, Motor Vessel Kasih 25 had capsized in the Fukuafu waters, off Kupang District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, leading to 5 passengers going missing.
In June this year, a tugboat, Multi Sahabat 8, had capsized in the Batu Ampar waters, off Batam Island, Riau Islands Province. Although 4 of the tugboat’s team endured, its skipper went missing out on.
In another mishap in West Sumatra Province, three anglers went missing out on after their fishing boat sank near the Gosong Gadang Island in Padang.
On June 18, 2018, Indonesia had actually attested to the fatal mishap of MV “Sinar Bangun,” reportedly carrying onboard 202 guests, which had actually fulfilled its watery grave at the bottom of Lake Toba in North Sumatra Province.
3 travelers lost their lives, while 164 others had actually gone missing out on. Only 21 endured the tragedy that struck at a time when the Indonesian federal government was making all-out efforts to promote Lake Toba to be one of the 10 top priority locations “Beyond Bali.”.
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