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        "id": 1879861,
        "msgid": "sar-operation-for-sunken-km-nurul-salsa-in-selayar-waters-officially-closed-1784901206",
        "date": "2026-07-24 20:17:32",
        "title": "SAR Operation for Sunken KM Nurul Salsa in Selayar Waters Officially Closed",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The search and rescue operation for 14 missing passengers from the sunken vessel KM Nurul Salsa in the waters off Selayar, South Sulawesi, has been officially concluded after 10 days. The decision was made following a joint evaluation with local government and family representatives, after search units thoroughly swept the designated area without finding further signs of victims. Of the 76 people on board, 58 survived and 4 were found dead, while the search for the remaining 14 has been suspended pending new information.",
        "content": "<p>The search operation for 14 victims of KM Nurul Salsa, which sank in\nthe waters of the Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi, has been\nofficially closed after running for 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have officially closed the SAR operation after entering its tenth\nday, because the entire search area has been swept optimally in\naccordance with the operational plan and there are no longer any\nindications of the victims\u2019 whereabouts,\u201d said Andi Sultan, Head of the\nOperations and Alert Section at the Makassar Basarnas Office, on Friday\n(24\/7).<\/p>\n<p>The decision to end the operation was taken based on a joint\nevaluation by the Combined SAR Team, the local government and\nrepresentatives of the victims\u2019 families during a briefing at the joint\nSAR post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision is the result of a mutual agreement between the\ncombined SAR team, the local government and representatives of the\nvictims\u2019 families,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Andi Sultan explained that on the tenth day of the operation, the\ncombined SAR team divided the search into two Search and Rescue Units\n(SRU). SRU 1, using the KN SAR Kamajaya together with a RIB, swept the\narea west of the Sabalana Islands and the uninhabited islands in line\nwith the search map.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeanwhile, SRU 2, consisting of a Sabalana Village Government vessel\nand a fishing boat, swept the area east of the Sabalana Islands,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>According to Andi Sultan, based on validation jointly conducted with\nthe local government, the police and the Harbourmaster and Port\nAuthority Office (KSOP), the number of persons on board (POB) KM Nurul\nSalsa was set at 76.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf that number, 58 people were found alive, 4 were found dead, and\n14 remain listed as missing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Although the SAR operation has been officially closed, Andi Sultan\nsaid Basarnas remains open to coordination should new information emerge\nin the future regarding the whereabouts of victims still unaccounted\nfor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould there be any information or findings related to the victims\nin the future, Basarnas is ready to follow up in accordance with\napplicable procedures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With the closure of the SAR operation, all personnel involved have\nbeen returned to their respective units to remain on standby for other\npotential emergency situations.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sar-operation-for-sunken-km-nurul-salsa-in-selayar-waters-officially-closed-1784901206",
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