{
  "id": 8954640,
  "title": "How BRIN Simulates Paths of Journalists Missing Near Anak Krakatau",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/how-brin-simulates-paths-of-journalists-missing-near-anak-krakatau",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T16:11:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2120028/how-brin-simulates-paths-of-journalists-missing-near-anak-krakatau"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Researchers at the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center of BRIN have developed an animated simulation of ocean currents in the Sunda Strait to determine the potential path of three journalists and their three crew members who went missing on September 7, 2026, while en route to Mount Anak Krakatau. According to the researchers, the missing individuals are believed to have been carried by currents towards the west of Sumatra.\n\nThe team used two scenarios for the location where contact with the crew was lost, around 29.9 kilometers or approximately 16 nautical miles apart. The first scenario, located at 6°14 40.52 South Latitude and 105°40 49.48 East Longitude, suggests that the victims were carried westward across waters south of Mount Anak Krakatau and eventually to the waters east of Enggano Island by September 14. The second scenario, located at 6°00 02.70 South Latitude and 105°34 00.87 East Longitude, indicates that the victims were carried northward across waters north of Anak Krakatau in Tanjung Belimbing, Lampung, and into the waters between Enggano Island and the west coast of Bengkulu by days 11-14.\n\nThe simulation was created using the Euler-Lagrangian method and relied on data from the Copernicus Marine Service's global model, which includes information on surface currents, tides, and wave dynamics. The researchers also used inverse approaches to estimate wind speed based on wave dynamics. They placed 2,000 particles in the Sunda Strait waters and estimated the weight per person to be between 60-70 kilograms. The difference between the two initial points is expected to provide a wider range of possibilities for the search target locations.",
  "summary": "BRIN's team of researchers has created a simulation of the ocean currents that could have carried the journalists who lost contact near Anak Krakatau.",
  "key_points": [
    "Researchers at BRIN developed animated simulation of ocean currents in Sunda Strait.",
    "Missing journalists and crew believed carried westward towards west of Sumatra.",
    "Simulation used Euler-Lagrangian method and Copernicus Marine Service data."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Indonesia Press Council Calls Missing Anak Krakatau Journalists ‘Heroes Of The Press’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/world-indonesia-press-council-calls-missing-anak-krakatau-journalists",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:32:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}