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Five Journalists Reported Missing While Covering Anak Krakatau Activity

From Tempo · () Indonesian

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

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  • Indonesia’s Basarnas agency is searching for five journalists whose speedboat reportedly encountered an accident in the Sunda Strait while covering Mount Anak Krakatau.
  • Two other people aboard the vessel also lost contact, and authorities were still determining their identities and status.
  • The boat departed from Pagedongan Pier with seven people and had not returned when the report was filed.

Five journalists went missing in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait after the speedboat carrying them reportedly encountered an accident while they were covering activity at Mount Anak Krakatau.

The journalists were identified as M. Bagus Khoirunnas of Antara, Ari Basuki of Merdeka, Yudhis of iNews, Daus of Anadolu Agency, and a freelancer named Donal. Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency, Basarnas, said it received the initial report in Banten and began searching from Pagedongan Pier.

They were covering activity at Mount Anak Krakatau.

· Albert WennoThe Basarnas official described the journalists’ reported activity before they lost contact.

Basarnas central public relations head Albert Wenno said the incident was believed to have occurred on Monday, September 7. The journalists had left the pier in Carita, in Pandeglang Regency, that afternoon. A journalist from Lampung identified as Abay last shared his location at 2:42 p.m., and contact was lost at 3:04 p.m.

As of the time this report was filed, the victims had not been found.

· Albert WennoHe gave an update on the search for the five journalists.

“As of the time this report was filed, the victims had not been found,” Albert said. Two other people aboard the vessel also lost contact. Basarnas was still gathering information about their identities and status.

The speedboat belonged to the Carita village head and carried seven people when it departed at about 2 p.m. Monday. “The boat has not returned, and the owner has not received any information from the crew,” Albert said.

The boat has not returned, and the owner has not received any information from the crew.

· Albert WennoHe described the status of the speedboat and the lack of information from those aboard.
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Originally published by Tempo 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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