The Timika Search and Rescue (SAR) Office has successfully located\nand evacuated eight survivors of the LCT Cahaya Permata Hati shipwreck\nin the Puriri waters, Mimika Regency, Central Papua.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Timika SAR Office, I Wayan Suyaterek, stated on\nTuesday that the eight victims were safely evacuated by the Joint SAR\nTeam using the LCT Tri Anugerah Maritim 605 to the Pomako People\u2019s Port\nin Timika during the early hours of Tuesday (29\/9).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe eight victims were found on Monday (28\/9) night at approximately\n11:00 PM WIT on board the LCT Cahaya Permata Hati, which had sunk 80 per\ncent in the Puriri waters. The victims were found on the bridge wearing\nlife jackets,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The eight survivors were immediately evacuated onto the LCT Tri\nAnugerah Maritim 605 and transported to Pomako People\u2019s Port, where they\nwere subsequently handed over to their families.<\/p>\n
With the discovery and completion of the evacuation process, it is\nproposed that the SAR operation be officially closed.<\/p>\n
The LCT Cahaya Permata Hati, carrying eight passengers, was reported\nto have suffered a leak and subsequently sank in the Puriri waters,\nMimika Regency.<\/p>\n
The sand-carrying vessel had departed from Pomako People\u2019s Port on\nMonday (28\/9) morning, bound for Asmat Port, South Papua. However,\nduring the journey, specifically near the Puriri waters in Mimika\nRegency, the vessel experienced a leak and sank.<\/p>\n
Upon receiving the report, the Head of the Timika Search and Rescue\nOffice, through the Head of the SAR Operations and Readiness\nSub-section, Charles Y Batlajery, immediately dispatched a joint SAR\nteam using the LCT Tri Anugerah Maritim 605 and a Basarnas Rapid Rescue\nBoat (RBB) to the scene to conduct rescue efforts.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/timika-sar-8-survivors-found-after-lct-ship-sinks-in-puriri-1790650566", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }