ibnchannel.id – The joint SAR (Search and Rescue) team has resumed the search efforts for the victims of the sinking of KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya. On the tenth day of the search, Friday (July 11, 2025), the joint SAR team discovered two more bodies believed to be victims.
The Deputy for Operations and Preparedness at BASARNAS, R. Eko Suyatno, who is serving as the SMC (SAR Mission Coordinator) for this operation, stated that the first body was found at around 09:30 AM WIB, floating in the waters near Muncar. The body was evacuated to land via the Muncar fishing port using the RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) from the Banyuwangi SAR Post at around 09:50 AM WIB.
Then, at around 11:19 AM WIB, the KN SAR 249 Permadi team discovered another body in the waters off Blimbingsari. Using a lifeboat, the body was evacuated to the KN vessel and then brought ashore via Boom Beach.
Both bodies were then transported to Blambangan Regional Hospital for identification by the POLRI DVI (Disaster Victim Identification) team.
Carrying Out 3 Phases
Eko Suyatno explained that on this tenth day of the search, the KRI Spica 934 and expert teams from PUSHIDROSAL would carry out three phases of underwater imaging, utilizing a magnetometer, multibeam echosounder, and side scan sonar.
KRI Pulau Fanildo 732 and KAL Sembulungan, together with a team of divers, would also conduct underwater searches using an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle). The KNKT team onboard KN Masalembo would reconfirm object findings by deploying an ROV as well.
Furthermore, Eko Suyatno stated that detection efforts are now focusing on Reef 8, which lies within the safe corridor of the undersea power cables owned by PLN (Indonesia’s State Electricity Company), approximately 3.6 kilometers from the southernmost cable.
It is known that five undersea cables owned by PLN supply part of Bali’s electricity needs. Therefore, all underwater operations must be conducted with extreme caution.
In addition to surface search efforts in the southern Bali Strait, the joint SAR team is also conducting land-based searches along the coastline of the Bali Strait, both on the Banyuwangi and Bali sides.
Weather conditions in the Bali Strait on the tenth day of the search were mostly heavily overcast, with strong winds reaching speeds of 6–20 knots, wave heights ranging from 2.5 to 4 meters, and surface currents moving at a speed of 2 m/s.
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