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TNI Warship Reports Latest Conditions at Mount Anak Krakatau

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

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  • The Indonesian Navy deployed KRI Lepu 861 to monitor Mount Anak Krakatau after renewed activity damaged the closest monitoring camera.
  • The crew observed ash at a distance of six nautical miles, visibility of about three nautical miles and continued eruptions.
  • The report warned that ash emissions and falling ash could endanger vessels, with the impact dependent on wind direction.

A warship sent to observe Mount Anak Krakatau found ash still spreading around the volcano and reported that eruptions remained visible. The Indonesian Navy dispatched KRI Lepu 861 after renewed activity damaged the monitoring camera closest to the summit, whose base lies below the surface of the Sunda Strait.

The volcano has Level III, or Alert, status, and activity increased again late last weekend. KRI Lepu 861 monitored the volcano from the nearest feasible position before sailing toward Lampung’s Panjang port on Monday, September 7. Thick fog still covered the mountain during the observation.

Volcanic ash emissions and ashfall could pose a navigation hazard to vessels passing through the waters around Mount Anak Krakatau. The impact is greatly influenced by wind direction.

· KRI Lepu 861 reportThe Indonesian Navy’s monitoring report warned ships about ash in the Sunda Strait.

At a distance of six nautical miles, the crew could still detect ash in the air. Visibility around Anak Krakatau was about three nautical miles, waves reached between 0.5 and 1 metre, and an eruption remained visible. The warship later continued its voyage to Panjang Port at about 5:27 p.m.

At a distance of 6 nautical miles, ash was still detected in the air. Visibility around Mount Anak Krakatau was approximately 3 nautical miles.

· KRI Lepu 861 reportThe report described conditions observed during the warship’s patrol.

The report warned that volcanic ash emissions and ashfall could pose a navigation hazard to vessels passing through the waters around the volcano. The impact would depend heavily on wind direction. Lampung’s naval base continued exchanging information with the provincial disaster management agency, the local search and rescue office and other government bodies.

Mount Anak Krakatau erupted again on Tuesday, September 8, from early morning into the morning. Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry recorded three eruptions by 7:49 a.m. The first occurred at 5:08 a.m. and was recorded by a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47 millimetres and a duration of 15 seconds. A second eruption followed about half an hour later.

The eruption was not visually observed. It was recorded by a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 47 mm and a duration of 15 seconds.

· Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral ResourcesThe ministry’s eruption bulletin described the first eruption recorded on September 8.
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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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