Two bodies of crew members from ship accident in South Korea repatriated

 

Two bodies of crew members from ship accident in South Korea repatriated





Tangerang - The Ministry of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) reported that two bodies of Indonesian crew members (ABK) who were victims of a fishing boat accident in waters near the tourist island of Jeju in South Korea, were repatriated to their home areas, Sunday.The two bodies of the ABK were identified as Agus Muslim (34), a resident of Kapetakan, Cirebon, West Java and Moehammad Farukeffero (44), a resident of Arosbaya, Bangkalan, East Java (Jatim)."For the two ABK bodies, we will immediately hand them over to their respective families today," said Director General of Empowerment of KP2MI Moh Fachri in Tangerang, Sunday.He explained that the repatriation of the two ABK bodies was through the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in South Korea by being flown to Indonesia via a flight from Soelarno-Hatta International Airport (Soetta) Tangerang, Banten, arriving at around 17.45 WIB.Of the two bodies, one has now been returned and handed over to the deceased's family, namely Agus Muslim (34), a resident of Kapetakan, Cirebon, West Java with a departure at 18.00 WIB.The body of Moehammad Farukeffero (44), a resident of Arosbaya, Bangkalan, East Java (Jatim) will be directly handed over to his family tonight which will be handled directly by the local BP3MI."KP2MI has coordinated with BP3MI Central Java through BP3MI Banten to ensure that all bodies are returned to the family's home," he said.He said based on information from the Indonesian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea that the bodies of the Indonesian crew members were part of the findings of the fishing boat accident evacuation team on the tourist island of Jeju.At that time, 10 crew members were reported missing and then seven of them were found safe, two died and one is still being searched for."In both ships there were 10 PMI with ABK status, where three of them were on the ship and seven others were on the Man Seo Kho ship. Then from the 10 ABK it was reported that seven people survived, two people died and one has not been found," he said.Until now, the Indonesian government through the Indonesian Embassy continues to coordinate with the South Korean government through the search and rescue team to try to find one ABK who was missing because the fishing boat sank."From the Indonesian side, especially our representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and related parties are communicating with the South Korean government for the search process for one of our PMI who has not been found," he said.Earlier, the South Korean coast guard reported receiving reports of a 32-ton fishing boat carrying seven people and a 29-ton boat with eight crew members stranded on rocks in the waters around Jeju Island at 9:24 a.m. local time.As of 3 p.m. local time, 13 crew members had been rescued, but two of them were found dead. Search operations are still ongoing to rescue the other two missing crew members.Among those rescued, the captain of the 32-ton boat in his 50s was found in cardiac arrest and taken to hospital. However, he was later pronounced dead.An Indonesian crew member was found about four hours after the accident during a search operation along the coast. However, he was also found in cardiac arrest and later died.Among the rescued crew, one was transferred to hospital after being found unconscious, but did not experience any serious health problems. Meanwhile, 10 others were reported to have hypothermia but their cases were believed to be mild.The coast guard also reported that one of its members suffered a hand injury after being swept away by waves and hitting rocks during the rescue operation.The captains of both vessels are South Korean nationals, while the other crew members are foreigners, including Vietnamese and Indonesians.Authorities are continuing to search for the two crew members who are still missing. However, bad weather and high waves have hampered rescue efforts.The search and rescue operation involves nine Navy patrol vessels, one warship and six civilian vessels, with about 100 personnel deployed to coastal areas to search for the missing crew.

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