Banten, 18 September 2024 – Operasi penyelamatan tiga pelaut asal Inggris berhasil diselesaikan di perairan Suralaya,Selat Sunda setelah kapal yatch berbendera Inggris WATER MUSIC/2BVU51 mengalami kerusakan kemudi. Kapal tersebut melaporkan insiden pada 12 September 2024, ketika berada sekitar 350 mil laut di sebelah barat Pulau Cocos.
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) segera merespons dengan mengerahkan pesawat pengintai RSCU550 dan RSCU252, serta mengalihkan tiga kapal dagang ke lokasi. Kapal kargo berbendera Panama, SAMC TRANSPORTER, menjadi yang pertama tiba di lokasi dan setelah proses semalaman, berhasil menyelamatkan ketiga awak kapal dalam kondisi yang menantang. Dua kapal lain, PINE ARROW berbendera Bahama dan FIONA berbendera Vietnam, dilepaskan dari tugas oleh JRCC.
Selanjutnya, SAMC TRANSPORTER membawa ketiga korban selamat, yaitu Steven Foot (67 tahun), Ian Harrison (29 tahun), dan Richard Hill (65 tahun), menuju Jakarta. Ketiganya akan berkoordinasi dengan Kedutaan Besar Inggris di Jakarta untuk proses lebih lanjut.
Sementara itu, kapal WATER MUSIC telah ditenggelamkan dan diperkirakan akan karam. Nakhoda SAMC TRANSPORTER mengirim pesan akan tiba di perairan Suralaya pada 17 September 2024 pukul 24.00 LT dan evakuasi telah ditentukan dititik 5°51'28" S / 106°3'18". Petugas MCC (Maritime Coordination Center) segera mengkonfirmasi dan berkordinasi dengan VTS Merak, KSOP Banten, dan Pangkalan PLP Tanjung Priok. Operasi evakuasi juga melibatkan koordinasi dengan Basarnas dan KKP Banten.
KN. SAR TENTUKA beserta petugas gabungan diatasnya berhasil mengevakuasi ketiga korban pada pukul 01.14 waktu setempat, 17 September 2024, dan selanjutnya korban dibawa ke kantor imigrasi Cilegon. Setelah evakuasi selesai, SAMC TRANSPORTER melanjutkan pelayarannya menuju China.
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ENGLISH VERSION
Banten, 18 September 2024 – The rescue operation of three British sailors was successfully completed in the waters of Suralaya, Sunda Strait, after the UK-flagged yacht WATER MUSIC/2BVU51 suffered a rudder failure. The yacht reported the incident on 12 September 2024, while approximately 350 nautical miles west of Cocos Island.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) quickly responded by deploying surveillance aircraft RSCU550 and RSCU252 and diverting three merchant ships to the scene. The Panama-flagged bulk carrier SAMC TRANSPORTER was the first to arrive on the scene, and after an overnight operation, successfully rescued the three crew members under challenging conditions. Two other vessels, the Bahamas-flagged PINE ARROW and the Vietnam-flagged FIONA, were released from duty by the JRCC.
Following the rescue, SAMC TRANSPORTER transported the three survivors—Steven Foot (67 years old), Ian Harrison (29 years old), and Richard Hill (65 years old)—to Jakarta. They will coordinate with the British Embassy in Jakarta for further arrangements.
Meanwhile, the WATER MUSIC was scuttled and is expected to sink. The captain of SAMC TRANSPORTER sent a message indicating they would arrive in Suralaya waters on 17 September 2024 at 24:00 LT, with the evacuation point set at coordinates 5°51'28" S / 106°3'18". MCC (Maritime Coordination Center) officials quickly confirmed and coordinated with VTS Merak, KSOP Banten, and the PLP Base Tanjung Priok. The evacuation operation also involved coordination with Basarnas and KKP Banten.
KN SAR TENTUKA and the joint personnel aboard successfully evacuated the three survivors at 01:14 local time on 17 September 2024, and the survivors were then taken to the immigration office in Cilegon. Following the completion of the evacuation, SAMC TRANSPORTER resumed its voyage to China.
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