46 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka who saved Basarnas city of Padang in marine waters around the Mentawai Islands

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46 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka who saved Basarnas city of Padang in marine waters around the Mentawai Islands




A total of 46 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka who saved Basarnas city of Padang in marine waters around the Mentawai Islands, Wednesday afternoon, accommodated in the Gulf port Bayur for a while.

Kasi Ops Basarnas Jasril Padang Padang on Wednesday, saying they were found in the 42 mile sea, west of the island of Siberut, Mentawai Islands, which are carried by the Kuwait-flagged cargo ship.

After the ship hull number LAL 1 dead machine coordinate position 03:30:30 carrying immigrants from Sri Lanka suffered a mechanical failure, he added.

Jasril mention, they have 10 days adrift at sea, and has twice Basarnas back and forth to see the condition of the immigrants that after being transferred from Kuwait-flagged cargo ship that rescued them earlier.

"Due to the weather conditions and ocean wave heights, it is only today that they could be brought to the edge, at around 15:30 pm and arrived at the Port of Bay Bayur," he explained.

He added, bringing it to the edge of the 46 immigrants purely for humanitarian reasons, because it is the duty Basarnas.

Henceforth, it was up to Immigration Sumatra. But for a while they were housed in shelters set up the Police Sector Bayur bay.

He said, when reached at bay Bayur, Basarnas parties had coordinated with Immigration Sumatra, due to the immigration office requested a written report, but Basarnas can not make it at that time because of the new evacuation process.

After about 15 minutes of coordination, and promised to make a report in writing, the new Immigration Sumatra allow for lower 46 immigrants.

"We are still looking for the place, and do not know where would be lodged. However we have received, while the official surrender of Basarnas can follow," said Kasi Wasdakum Immigration Ismansyah Sumatra.

He added that since 2011 these cases has been the third time. The immigrants were rescued off the coast of Sumatra has been sent to Pekanbaru.

To return by Immigration Sumatra, will be submitted by the refugee agency, such as the IOM or NHCR.

Immigrants who saved as many as 46 men, consisted of 38 adult males, five adult females, and three children.

One immigrant R Yubitan, said their goal is actually Australia, because there a lot of people like their own culture, and it is easier to find a job, especially in Sri Lanka was no conflict.

"We went from Sri Lanka because of a conflict. Towards Australia because there easier to find work. We thank the Indonesian search and rescue team has saved us time nearly three days without eating on the ship since floated down in the sea," he said.