Seven Shipwrecked Crews in the Atlantic Return to Homeland

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Embbady of the Republic of Indonesia (Embbady of the Republic of Indonesia) Buenos Aires, Argentika repatriates seven crew members (ABK) of Indonesia, who have survived their ship sunk in the Atlantic Ocean.

FV. The Dorneda arrives on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at 17:25 with the KLM flight via Amsterdam.

The seven Indonesians are Wawan Setiawan of Pemalang; Yusuf Irfanto from Pemalang; Sultoni of Pemalang, Dian Hariman of Brebes, Mufarikhun of Pekalongan, Nanang Hidayatulloh of Tegal and Washadi of Brebes

They will then be handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at BNP2TKI and to the sending agent for their repatriation to their respective regions in Pekalongan, Pemalang, Tegal and Brebes.

The other crew was repatriated on July 19, 2018.

The FV Dorneda ship is a Spanish flag fishing vessel that sank in the South Atlantic Ocean on July 10, 2018 around 23:00. The ship is equipped with 27 crew members, 8 of whom are Indonesian citizens.

At that time, knowing that the ship could no longer be saved, the captain of the ship lit a beacon.

Shortly after the information of the sinking of the ship reached the Argentine Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRSC), the Argentine Navy directly followed by the deployment of two SAR vessels (Gable I and Farucco) to the rescue. On the morning of July 11, 2018, the Beagle I ships managed to rescue 9 crew members, including an Indonesian citizen of Pemalang, Masrudin Sudarmanto. Nine Indonesians were immediately taken to the port of Mar Del Plata, Argentina.

While the second SAR, the Farucco, managed to rescue 16 crew members, including 7 Indonesians.

Thus, out of 27 crew members, 25 people can be saved, including 8 Indonesians. Due to the location of the discovery closer to Uruguay, the 16 Indonesians found by the ship Ferucco were taken to the port of Montevideo.

At that time, Argentina's ambbadador to Argentina, who also competed against Uruguay, Niniek Kun Naryatie, immediately ordered RI Honorary Consul in Uruguay, Nicholas Potrie, to treat. "The seven crew members arrived at the port of Montevideo on July 15, 2018. I am happy to see them safe," said Nicolas Potrie, Honorary Consul of Uruguay who received the seven nationals Indonesian rescue boats from Montevideo

Buenos Aires also catches Montevideo. In addition to ensuring the proper treatment of the seven Indonesian citizens, the team at the Buenos Aires Embbady also ensures that the agents of the ship in Montevideo respect the rights of the seven Indonesian nationals

"The Seven Indonesians are in good health. In addition to the rest of the salary and return tickets, their security and rights are our main concern, "said former ambbadador Niniek the day after the arrival of seven Indonesian citizens in Montevideo. (nat)