Extreme weather left two oil-fueled vessels stranded on a rocky beach in Padang, Indonesia.

Footage from July 14 shows the boats beached after swept away by a strong current whilst the vessels were refuelling.

After becoming stranded, the fuel from the boats was immediately transferred to minimise the risk of water pollution.

two oil-fueled vessels which were carrying out refueling and leaning at the mouth of the padang were swept away by the current.

to avoid marine pollution from fuel oil in ships again transferred to tank cars. due to the swift currents of the Batang Arau river, Padang Selatan sub-district.

As a result of heavy rains flushing the city of Padang. two fuel oil or fuel vessels on behalf of Samudra Jaya 01 and Karya Bukit Terang 07/ which were in the middle of filling up and leaning on the estuary of Padang/ were swept away by the current.

now the two fuel ships are stranded on the edge of the padang beach area of ​​the alhakim mosque, south padang district.

To avoid unwanted things and pollution of sea water, the fuel cargo on the ship was immediately transferred to a tanker which was directly supervised by the head of Muara Padang and the Indonesian National Police.

head of KSOP Teluk Bayur in Muara Padang Masyirwan said "one ship was loaded with 140 tons but was only filled with 120 tons of fuel and one more ship was still in a state of no cargo, the fuel that was being carried by the ship would later be for the benefit of PLN and gas stations in the Mentawai Islands district. ",. .

meanwhile KSOP Teluk Bayur also appealed to all transportation ships not to operate in advance because the Padang City area and its waters are predicted to have extreme weather a few days later. All Padang transport ships heading to the Mentawai Islands today were canceled because the waves reached 3-4 meters.

"At sea the wind is strong and the waves reach 2-3 meters which can be dangerous for sea transportation ships."