Indonesia searches for 8 missing at sea near Anak Krakatau volcano
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescuers searched for eight people who went missing at sea while heading to a volcanic island to report on an eruption there, officials said Wednesday. Anak Krakatau initially erupted for about 25 hours over the weekend, and it has since continued to erupt intermittently with explosions ejecting lava, ash and incandescent volcanic material from the crater,…
Indonesian rescuers are searching for eight people who went missing at sea while en route to Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island, to report on a recent eruption. The speedboat carrying five photojournalists, two crew members, and a route guide lost contact after departing from Carita, a coastal town in Banten province, for the volcanic island.
The last message received from the boat was at 6:13 p.m. on Monday, informing relatives that the group had arrived in the waters around Anak Krakatau. The missing individuals include journalists from Indonesia's state news agency Antara, Turkey's Anadolu Agency, Indonesia's Merdeka, and iNews, as well as a freelance photographer.
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