The Police Ship (KP) Sanjaya is focusing its search for a journalist\nand three crew members who went missing while covering the eruption of\nMount Anak Krakatau by conducting direct monitoring of the islands\naround the Mount Krakatoa area.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are monitoring the Great Krakatoa and Small Krakatoa areas\ndirectly, a journey of approximately eight hours using patrol vessel\noperations, focusing on the locations where the last mobile phone or\nradio signals from the missing colleagues\u2019 communication devices were\nreceived,\u201d said Banten Regional Police Chief, Inspector General Hengki,\nwhile personally participating in the search near Mount Krakatoa,\nBanten, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Weather monitoring on the islands surrounding Mount Anak Krakatau,\nincluding Sertung Island, shows the area remains covered by clouds.\nHowever, the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation\n(PVMBG) has maintained the alert status of Mount Anak Krakatau at Level\nIII, with a 3 km exclusion zone in place.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe travelled to Sertung Island from Ciwandan Port, a total journey\nof 81 miles taking 8 hours. We are monitoring the general situation and\nobserving the sea for any objects or ship debris,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
As the SAR operation enters its fifth day, the Joint SAR Team has\nexpanded its search area via sea and air routes for the group of\njournalists who lost contact in the waters of the Sunda Strait, Carita\nDistrict, Pandeglang Regency, Banten.<\/p>\n
\u201cEntering the fifth day, we have expanded the search area by dividing\nthe region into several sectors, both by sea and air. All involved SAR\nelements are being optimised to sweep the designated areas,\u201d said the\nHead of the Banten Search and Rescue Office, Al Amrad, in Pandeglang, on\nSaturday.<\/p>\n
He stated that there are six maritime search sectors\u2014Sectors T, U, Z,\nW, X, and Y\u2014covering a total area of approximately 2,537 square nautical\nmiles. Meanwhile, the aerial search through Sector H covers an area of\napproximately 2,063 square nautical miles.<\/p>\n
He emphasised that the safety of personnel remains the primary\nconcern during the operation, given the dynamic conditions of the Sunda\nStrait waters.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kp-sanjaya-focuses-search-for-missing-journalists-near-mount-krakatoa-area-1789200061", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }