Footage shows how six passengers on a charter fishing boat were found floating in Indonesian waters near West Pasaman Regency on March 27

After conducting a 12-hour search, rescuers declared six of the total 12 people were still missing.

The boat wreck was due to a storm that had hit the area. The boat was 12 meters long.

Victims were immediately taken to the Air Mangis Health Center to receive intensive care from the West Pasaman medical team.

6 passengers on the charter fishing boat Roses 01 were found by the Floating Sar Team in Air Mangis Waters, West Pasaman, West Sumatra. After doing a search for survivors 12 hours. Monday, March 27, 2023.

After the Search and Rescue Team of West Pasaman Regency conducted a 12-hour sweep of the waters, in Air Mangis, West Pasaman. To search for 6 of the 12 crew members who sank as a result of being hit by a storm.

The Sar team, assisted by local fishermen, found the 6 crew members in the middle of the sea, floating using the wreckage of the ship, immediately evacuated.

The evacuation process took place dramatically where the six crew members were weak while at sea level. Officers immediately threw a rope to get on board.

The sobs of the families of the shipwreck victims could not be stopped at the harbor waiting for the victims to arrive at the port.

After arriving, the victim was immediately taken to the Air Mangis Health Center to receive intensive care by the West Pasaman medical team.

Previously, 12 crew members of the charter ship were reported sunk after being hit by a storm on Sikabau Beach, Air Bangis waters, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra. Six other people were declared missing.

Head of Basarnas Pasaman Dhio said that when he received information, he immediately conducted a search, assisted by the Indonesian National Police and fishermen to search for 6 fishermen who were reported missing as a result of the shipwreck.

"All of the victims have been found safe in Maligi waters, Sasak Ranah Pasisia District," he said

During the search, the six victims, namely Mak Iye (58), Rudi (45), Fildi (17), Afif (18), Akak (36), and Aan (22) were found floating in the sea and exhausted.

"TNI Polri, assisted by fishermen together with the team, immediately conducted a search," he said.

According to him, the ship sank in a storm on Sikabau Beach, Air Bangis waters, West Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra, causing 12 people to drown and six of them survived.

"said the six survivors were Alan (40), Arif (17), Asdar (23), Yarif (24), Andre (17) and Ibnu (18)," he said

He said the sinking of the ship started on Saturday at around 22.00 WIB. Information was obtained that the ship sank at Sikabau Beach, Air Bangis Waters, West Pasaman.

Receiving this information, a joint team from SAR, Police, BPBD, TNI and the community immediately conducted a search.

Three fast boats belonging to the community moved to the location, one bagan, a rubber boat from the Indonesian Navy also moved to the location.

Then, a Basarnas rubber boat, a Police RIB, a POS AL rubber boat, and a fishing boat conducted a search.

The charter ship that sank was 12 meters long, the color of the ship was red and blue. Initial information was that the ship was hit by a fairly strong storm on Friday, March 24 in Air Bangis waters.