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Five journalists lose contact while covering Anak Krakatau

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • At least seven people, including five identified journalists, remain missing after the speedboat carrying them lost contact near Anak Krakatau.
  • A joint SAR operation searched the waters but found no sign of the group by Tuesday evening.
  • Authorities suspended the search as darkness, strong winds and high waves created dangerous conditions, with operations scheduled to resume Wednesday morning.

At least seven people are being sought after a speedboat carrying photojournalists to cover activity at Anak Krakatau lost contact in the Sunda Strait.

The group left Pagedongan Pier in Carita at 2 p.m. on Monday. The last communication recorded their location being sent to journalist colleagues in Lampung at 2:42 p.m. Contact was lost at 3:04 p.m. near the coordinates 6°14'40.52"S and 105°40'49.48"E.

We will expand the search area because today we studied the route from Carita to Anak Krakatau.

· Al AmradThe Banten SAR chief described plans to widen the search.

The missing people include M Bagus Khoirunnas of Indonesia’s Antara news agency, Ari Basuki of Merdeka, Yudhis of iNews, Daus of Anadolu and freelance journalist Donal. Authorities were still identifying two others.

The teams had already searched, but they could not find them because the operation was stopped by darkness, larger waves and strong winds.

· HengkiThe Banten police chief explained why the search was suspended.

The Banten Search and Rescue Office deployed the KN SAR Tatuka vessel and a rigid inflatable boat equipped with water-rescue, medical and communications equipment. The operation also involved the Banten police water and air unit, the national police maritime corps, the military, Basarnas and disaster-response teams.

Banten SAR chief Al Amrad said the search area would be expanded after teams studied the route from Carita to Anak Krakatau. Banten police chief Hengki said the operation had been suspended as night approached because of worsening weather, including high waves and strong winds. The joint teams planned to continue searching while taking conditions in the field into account.

All are working shoulder to shoulder to search for their whereabouts.

· HengkiHe described the cooperation among the joint search teams.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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