BANYUWANGI – The day after the explosion of the fisherman's selerek boat engine in Muara Inkai, Village of Mandar, Banyuwangi, last thursday (12/1), the Water Police Unit (Satpolair) Banyuwangi Police immediately carried out an investigation.
From the results of the officer's inspection, It is known that the trigger for the explosion came from Pertalite steam which fishermen use to clean ships. Banyuwangi Police Chief of Police, AKP Subandi explained, The five fishermen were initially preparing to go to sea.
They also cleaned the ship's body using fuel oil (BBM). Accidental, The fuel used to clean the ship's body is pertalite fuel. “They cleaned the ship's deck with pertalite, so that the steam from the pertalite was caught in the fire from the kambang resin which was lit with a match by Matlani,"said Subandi.
Regarding the sound of the explosion that occurred, Subandi explained that the sound came from the ship's generator engine. However, he confirmed, that the initial source of this disaster was not the generator engine. The generator engine that made a loud explosion sound was only the result of the pertalite vapor being hit by the fire.
"After the fire caught up with the pertalite vapor on the ship's deck, it then hit the generator engine, so there was an explosion. But when we saw the generator was still intact, As a result of this incident, only the ship's tarpaulin was burned to its width 30 cm,added Subandi.
Responding to the disaster of this fishing boat exploding, The Banyuwangi Police Satpolair asked other fishermen not to use fuel for boat cleaning purposes. Not only that, completeness of documents, the qualifications of the ship's engines and safety equipment also need to be increased more vigilance.
"This disaster can be a lesson for other fishermen. This is purely due to the fishermen's own negligence. All fishermen in Banyuwangi also need to be aware of unfavorable weather,” he added. As previously reported, A sea disaster befell five fishermen in Muara Inkai, Village of Mandar, Banyuwangi, Last Thursday night (12/1).
The ship, which was used daily for fishing, suddenly exploded and burned the bodies of the five fishermen. Although the explosion was quite strong, The disaster did not claim any lives. Five fishermen reportedly suffered burns all over their bodies.
From the data obtained by Jawa Pos Radar Banyuwangi, The five fishermen who were victims of the explosion were Matlani, 56 ; Full-blooded, 56 ; Bambang, 24 and Saiful, 20. All of them are residents of Kampung Mandar Village. Another Misto, 45, residents of Badean Village, Kabat District also caught fire.
Matlani and Totok suffered serious burns and had to undergo intensive treatment in the emergency room at Blambangan Regional Hospital. Whereas, Saiful, Mixed, and Bambang only suffered minor burns and was allowed to go home by the team of doctors.
“The one who lit the Matlani rosin, I'm on board too. Three of my friends were under the boat. We don't know whether it was because of the fuel or what the trigger was. There was a bleeeeeeem sound after the match was lit. I immediately threw myself into the mouth of the river because my body was burning,” explained Totok, one of the victims was in the emergency room at Blambangan Regional Hospital, yesterday evening. (radar)
