A timber ship passenger transport drivers and passengers 17 destinations Tanjung Pinang to Penyengat drowned on Sunday (08.21.2016) at 09.30 am. Rescue team found 10 dead and two injured, but in critical condition.
Based on information from the National Disaster Management Agency, passenger vessels consisting of one driver, two children and 14 adults.
"The ship sank due to strong winds and big waves in Riau Islands waters. it was carrying tourists who want to Penyengat, "said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman BNPB.
A joint SAR team has successfully found the 12 passengers, 10 people died. Five passengers were still missing and in the search.
"When the ship capsized and sank passengers tried to swim and salvaged timber ships in the vicinity. Some of the passengers could not swim and drowned dragged wave," said Sutopo.
A joint SAR team led Basarnas is currently conducting a search of victims .Better than 200 personnel joint SAR team consists of Basarnas, BPBDs, Marines Navy, Air Police, Tagana, municipal police, on education, community and volunteers are still searching. About 20 ships and 50 timber ships deployed search for missing victims,
Marine Forces dives searching for a drowning victim, but, according to BNPB, they face major constraints which the current is quite strong.
Navy spokesman Edi Sucipto said that the small ship departed from Tanjung Pinang in Riau and face the bad weather.
"twelve people were found but 10 have died," he said. He also added that now the two survivors were in critical condition.
Fast boats Navy still searching for five people still missing, said Sucipto again.
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