The National Search and Rescue Agency of Banyuwangi, East Java, deployed a RIB to search for victims of a passenger motorboat that sank in the Bali Strait (2/7).Banyuwangi SAR Post Coordinator Wahyu Setia Budi in Banyuwangi, Thursday morning, said that the local Basarnas was trying to search for dozens of passengers of the KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya shortly after receiving information about the ferry sinking on the Ketapang-Gilimanuk route."However, until now we have not found any passengers on the boat, and there are also weather and wave obstacles in the Bali Strait, reaching around 2.5 meters, making it difficult for the SAR team," he said.
In addition to Basarnas Banyuwangi deploying RIB ships to search for victims of the sunken ship, Wahyu said that the Sea and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP) also deployed ships to conduct the search.
