A seaworker with Kiribati Fishing Services, Birike Bureka, 32, tragically died after an accident aboard the fishing vessel Dai I 8 Miya-Maru. The incident occurred at 1:03 PM Japan local time on September 30th.
Recruitment officer Ioota Taniera informed Radio Kiribati News that Birike accidentally fell overboard and drowned. Although other crew members were able to rescue him from the sea, he had ingested a significant amount of seawater, and despite multiple attempts at artificial respiration, they were unable to revive him.
Ioota stated that the fishing vessel immediately reported the accident to the Japan Coast Guard.
Preparations are currently underway to return Birike’s body to his family.
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E karina n toki maiun Birike Bureka 32 ana ririki n maiu are bon temanna kaimoan te kaibuke n akawa mai TIabaan ae Dai I 8 Miya-Maru n 3 te miniti imwin 1 n tain ikekei 30 iai bongin Tebetembwa.
E ribotinna te Recruiment officer man te kambwana n akawa ae te Kiribati Fishing Services ae Ioota Taniera nakon ana ru n kareke rongorongo bwanaan Kiribati ao e taku bwa e karina n bwaka I taari Birike ao n kamatoaaki bwa e mate imwin bwabwana n te aro are e kataaki ni kamaiuaki irouia raona n kaimoa ao man anganaki aro n kamaiu ma e a bon Kaman toki maiuna.
E taku riki Ioota bwa e waekoa naba n ribooti te kanganga te kaibuke n akawa aio nakon te JapaBiriki Bureka
n Coast Guard n kaotia bwa iai kaimoana ae e karina n bwaka I taari n te bong anne.
E barongaki ngkai aron kaokan rabwatan Birike Bureka nakoia ana utu iaon Tarawa.
