Motor & Jasad KM Sinar Bangun Survivors found in Lake Toba

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – The location of the sinking KM Sinar Bangun in Lake Toba, North Sumatra, was confirmed. SAR National Agency found the bodies of victims and motorcycles transported KM Sinar Bangun in depth 450 meters from Lake Toba.

Head Basarnas Marshal Madya Muhammad Syaugi said the new look is the image of bodies and motorcycles.

"We have not seen the boat but we see other things, a lot of corpses, then there are the engines, there are the ropes of the boat, the iron," said Syaugi at CNNIndonesia com, Thursday (28/6). ] It is said KM Sinar Bangun found by the tool Remote Control Vehicle (ROV).

The nahas vessel was found at one of the location points with a depth of about 450 meters.

Given these findings, Basarnas will develop an evacuation plan. But the new evacuation plan will be done tomorrow.

"The incident was dark," he said.

Basarnas is currently discussing the appointment of the corpse, particularly with medical personnel. For more than a week, the bodies are in the water.

KM Sinar Bangun sank Monday (18/6) around 17:30. The ship left from Simanindo to Tigaras. Before arriving at the Tigaras jetty, the KM Sinar Bangun experience became unstable due to the influence of bad weather, in the form of strong winds and big waves. Then, the ship sank.

The ship would carry 188 people, including the crew. So far, only 24 victims have been found, three of whom have died. While 164 people were not found. (sur)