Evacuation of the Mentawai Fast ship in Padang

The joint SAR team is attempting to tie a rope to the Mentawai Fast 01 ship that ran aground and suffered engine failure at the Muara Padang entrance, West Sumatra, on Friday (14/8/2026). At least 250 passengers of the fast boat from Tua Pejat, Mentawai Islands Regency, were rescued after being trapped for three hours during a storm and sea waves struck Padang Beach by pulling the ship using another vessel. ANTARA FOTO/Fitra Yogi/YU

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