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Ferry refloated

The 'Sabuk Nusantara 109' has been successfully refloated in the evening of Aug 27. The ferry was docked in the port of Bukide and was inspected thoroughly. Initial inspection showed that there were no leaks nor major damages.

Grounding off Bukide

The 'Sabuk Nusantara 109' ran aground with 91 persons aboard, among them 72 passengers and 19 crew members, when entering the port of Bukide, Nusa Tabukan in the Nustab District, Sangihe Islands Regency, on Aug 26, 2020, at 10.10 p.m. The ferry had departed from Lipang Port at 9.10 p.m. and was heading for Bukide Port.. It got stuck in pos. 03'45'010 ″ N 125'34.943 E due to strong winds of 35 knots speed, accompanied by strong currents that pushed the ship towards shallow waters with a depth of 2-2,5 meters. Efforts were made to attach the bow and stern rope to the Bukide pier and pull it off then. The efforts were aboarted after three hours. The National SAR Agency (BASARNAS) was informed, and several teams were mobilized to take off the passengers with the patrol boat 343 on Aug 27 at 11.30 a.m. The crew remained on board, waiting for the KM 'Belt Nusantara 69' to refloat the ferry on Agu 28 at 4 a.m. Report with photo: https://zonautara.com/2020/08/27/km-sabuk-nusantara-109-kandas-sebelum-sandar-di-pelabuhan-bukide/