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View all search resultsThree killed after boat carrying soccer team capsizes in Batam
According to authorities, the victims and 10 others departed from Nenek Island at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday to play in a soccer match on Setokok Island. However, during the journey, their longboat was struck by strong waves and capsized.
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Hanging on: Survivors sit on the hull of a capsized boat on March 21 as they wait to be rescued after the tourist snorkeling boat was hit by waves in Nusa Penida, Bali. (AFP/Handout/Klungkung Police)
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he Tanjungpinang Search and Rescue Agency has said that three people who went missing after a longboat capsized near Nenek Island, Batam, Riau Islands, on Wednesday have been found dead.
Agency head Fazzli said the three victims were discovered on Friday morning, and their remains have been transported to the Riau Islands Police Bhayangkara Hospital in Batam for identification.
“Two of the victims have been identified, while authorities are still working to confirm the identity of the third,” he said on Friday, as reported by CNN Indonesia.
Fazzli added that the first victim was discovered around 6 a.m. by a fisherman near Buluh Bulang Island, approximately 13 kilometers from Nenek Island. About two hours later, rescuers located the second victim near Panjang Island, around 10 kilometers from the accident site.
The third victim was also found later that morning by local fisherfolk near Tanjung Sauh Island, roughly 28 kilometers from Nenek Island.
Previously, the Tanjungpinang Search and Rescue Agency’s head of operations, Eryk Subariyanto, said the agency had deployed a rescue boat, a motorized rubber boat, a thermal drone and handheld sonar devices to assist in locating the victims.
“We’re also working with the Riau Islands Police, local Navy personnel, the coast guard and local residents in the search efforts,” Eryk said on Friday, as reported by Antaranews.
