REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MEDAN -- The North Sumatra Police confirmed that the search period of MV Sinar Bangun victims will be extended. The search would not be stopped until the victims are found.
“Central Government asked the search period to be extended,” said North Sumatra Police chief on Tuesday (June 26).
Earlier, National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) announced that the search period extended for three days. The search process has been running for eight days, since MV Sinar Bangun capsized in Lake Toba on last June 18.
The latest development revealed that the boat carried 206 people while its capacity was only 43 passengers. Only 22 passengers have been found, with 19 of them having survived, including the captain of MV Sinar Bangun.
Scan sonar also has detected objects in two locations at a depth of 490 meters in Lake Toba on Sunday (June 24) evening. The objects are detected 2 kilometres and 2,5 kilometres southwest of the port respectively. Basarnas said will ascertain the objects in the locations before taking further steps.
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