Two of the 11 passengers fast boat that sank in the waters Warabal, District Small Kei East, Southeast Maluku regency, on Thursday (3/1) at 14.00 CET, has yet to be found.

Two of the 11 passengers fast boat that sank in the waters Warabal, District Small Kei East, Southeast Maluku regency, on Thursday (3/1) at 14.00 CET, has yet to be found.



Secretary of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Maluku, Kifly Wakanno said Friday identified the two victims named James Ohoira and Merlin Tabalubun.

"In a disaster, six dead people, namely Rudi Katabal, Sisilya Lefmanut, Rengli Lefmanut, Ujang Tabalubun, Masbait Toatubun and Gete Toatubun," he said.

He added that, while the passengers who survived the Sugeng Katabal, Kores Lefmanut and Bilmas Lefmanut.

"The search for cross-sectoral by deploying 10 ships are still intensively carried out to find James and Merlin," said Kifly.

According to him, the ill-fated ship was sinking fast in the sea due to weather high wavy with heavy rain.

"The search was also hampered due to small capacity ships so difficult to operate with hostile weather at sea," said Kifly.

He urged the public to comply with the early warning weather conditions are delivered BMKG and forwarded to the respective district heads and mayors in the Moluccas.

"Pay attention to the weather and sea conditions the ship before departure to avoid the unfortunate," said Kifly.

He also asked Adpel and officers need to be able to suspend pelabuhanbila and prohibit vessels depart.