Indonesia searches for journalist boat that lost contact in the Sunda Strait
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- Indonesia's Basarnas launched a search for a speedboat carrying a group of journalists that lost contact in the Sunda Strait.
- The boat left Pagedongan Pier in Carita on Monday afternoon to cover activity at Mount Anak Krakatau.
- Search teams face challenging conditions because the volcano remains active and its activity is fluctuating.
Indonesia’s Basarnas search agency is looking for a speedboat carrying journalists who lost contact in the Sunda Strait while reporting on the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.
The boat departed from Pagedongan Pier in Carita at about 2 p.m. local time on Monday. One member of the group sent a location point at about 2:42 p.m., before the last communication was reported to have been cut off around 3:04 p.m.
At the National SAR Command Post in Pandeglang, Banten, officers collected and recorded passenger information as part of the search operation. The effort aims to determine the boat’s location and ensure the safety of everyone aboard.
The search is taking place while Mount Anak Krakatau remains active, with its activity fluctuating. Basarnas identified those conditions as one of the challenges facing teams sweeping the waters of the Sunda Strait.
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Originally published by Republika 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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