5 Journalists Reported Missing While Covering Anak Krakatau Activity
Basarnas said the boat carried seven people and last contact came at 2:42 p.m., while authorities still had not found the missing journalists.
- Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency launched a search for five journalists and two others missing after their speedboat encountered an accident near Mount Anak Krakatau on Monday, September 7.
- Departing from Pagedongan Pier in Carita, Pandeglang Regency, around 2 p.m. Monday, the group traveled to cover volcanic activity at Mount Anak Krakatau, according to Basarnas central public relations head Albert Wenno.
- The missing journalists are Bagus Khoirunnas of Antara, Ari Basuki of Merdeka, Yudhis, Daus of Anadolu Agency, and freelancer Donal. Journalist Abay made contact at 2:42 p.m. Monday, while another shared their location until 3:04 p.m.
- Basarnas Banten initiated rescue operations from Pagedongan Pier, but the boat has not returned. "As of the time this report was filed, the victims had not been found," Albert said on Tuesday.
- The Sunda Strait, where the incident occurred, remains an active volcanic region, notably the site of the 2018 Anak Krakatoa eruption and the devastating 1883 Mount Krakatoa event.
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An alarm has been raised in Indonesia as authorities say they have lost contact with a boat carrying eight people after the volcano erupted. Among them were five journalists, who had gone to the area to cover Anak Krakatau's activity. The boat had set sail on Monday afternoon from a port in Baden province, located about 120 kilometres west of the capital Jakarta, according to the search and rescue service.
The outboard departed on Monday afternoon from a port in Banten province, about 120 km west of the capital Jakarta, the search and rescue agency reported in a statement. Among the passengers were five Indonesian journalists working for local and international media, including the Indonesian public news agency Antara, the Turkish agency Anadolu or the local news site Inews. The journalists intended to photograph and film the eruptions of the Anak…
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The Banten Regional Police and Basarnas continue to search for a group of journalists who lost contact in the Sunda Strait.
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