The Shiro Copr -All passengers of the KM Barcelona VA that caught fire in the waters around Talise Island, North Minahasa, North Sulawesi have been found.
Director General of Sea Transportation, Ministry of Transportation, Muhammad Masyhud, conveyed the information on Monday (21/7/2025).
"All passengers of the KM Barcelona VA listed in the manifest have been found, both those who survived and those who died," said Masyhud in Jakarta, as reported. Among .
They have not yet specified the number of victims. According to him, the complete data is still being compiled.
"Complete details will be provided after the data collection process is completed," he said.
The survivors are now in Manado. Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased passengers have been evacuated to RS Bhayangkara.
The KM Barcelona VA ship is still afloat. The fire that had burned the ship has been extinguished. A patrol ship from the Maritime and Navigation Security Agency (PLP) Bitung continues to cool down the ship.
"The ship is still under the supervision of the PLP Bitung patrol team," said Masyhud.
Ia added handling the victims as a priority.
"we continue to monitor the development of the situation and coordinate closely with all relevant parties on the ground," he said.
A fire incident occurred on Sunday (20/7/2025), around 14:00 Wita. The coordinates of the incident are 01°48.510'N / 125°00.701'E, east of Talise Island.
At that time, KM Barcelona VA was sailing from Melonguane to Manado.
The ship was supposed to depart on Saturday, July 19 at 18:00 WITA. However, the departure was delayed due to bad weather. KM Barcelona VA finally left the harbor on Sunday at 01:00 WITA.
After receiving the fire report, the Joint SAR Team immediately moved. The KN.P 331 ship from the PLP Bitung Base was deployed to the location.
The Manado Class III Port Authority and Maritime Authority (KSOP) coordinates with several other agencies.
Including Bitung Class I Port Authority, Manado Basarnas, Bitung PLP Base, Bitung Bakamla, Manado Port Health Office, and PT Surya Pacific Indonesia as the ship owner.
Evacuation handling post has been established. Its function is to monitor the evacuation process and post-incident handling.
Some SAR elements were deployed to the location. Among them are KN Bima Sena (Basarnas), KN 331 (PLP Bitung), KN Gajah Laut (Bakamla), KM Barcelona III and KM Venetian (PT SPI), as well as KM Chantika 9F (PT Pelayaran Darma Indah).
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