Basarnas confirms ship fire at Muara Baru, North Jakarta

The Public Relations officer of the Jakarta SAR Office, Ramli Prasetio, confirmed that the KN SAR Ramawijaya 240, the main vessel belonging to the Mentawai Search and Rescue Office (Basarnas), caught fire on Wednesday evening while undergoing annual maintenance or docking at a shipyard owned by PT Proskuneo Kadarusman in Muara Baru, North Jakarta. “The ship that caught fire belongs to Basarnas Mentawai, and currently, 20 fire engines are extinguishing the fire at the location,” Ramli said. He clarified that the vessel does not belong to the Jakarta SAR Office but was undergoing annual repairs at the company located in the Muara Baru area. “The firefighting process is currently underway,” Ramli stated. Another official, Gatot, added that the situation was still in the cooling-down phase. He said residents reported the ship fire incident at 7:58 p.m. Western Indonesian Time, and officers arrived at the location and began extinguishing the fire at 8:03 p.m. “As of 8:44 p.m., the fire cooling process is still ongoing,” Gatot noted. He added that officers are still working in the field to gather statements from witnesses regarding the cause of the fire. “We are still collecting information on the cause and the estimated losses,” Gatot said.