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View all search results20 vessels involved in search for 5 missing Supiori residents
A joint search and rescue team comprising Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) and police personnel has dispatched 20 vessels to search for five people who are still missing
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joint search and rescue team comprising Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) and police personnel has dispatched 20 vessels to search for five people who are still missing. The five residents of Supiori, Papua, were last seen on Jan. 7.
'The search operation under the command of the TNI AL and Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) in Biak Numfor regency is to involve 20 vessels. We are preparing to trace the possible whereabouts of the five missing persons starting from North Biak to East Biak. Currently, the sea leavel is around 4 meters,' Supiori Police precinct chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Riyatan Anny said in Jayapura on Wednesday.
Five Supiori residents were reported missing after they travelled from Arbur village to Miosbifondi island in North Supiori on a 15-horsepower-boat.
'The journey from the village to Miosbifondi usually takes around six hours; up till now, however, the whereabouts of the boat and all of its passengers remains unknown,' said Riyatan.
Two of the five passengers ' Melkias Kafiar and Vince Kapitarau ' are teachers while the remaining three missing persons are Frans Kafiar, Fredrik Kafiar and Mika Sawor. The boat was reportedly also carrying 10 packages of cements and a pushcart.
'It is suspected that the motorboat sank because it was overloaded,' said Riyatan. (ebf)(+++)
