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    "data": {
        "id": 1984644,
        "msgid": "search-area-for-missing-journalists-in-sunda-strait-expanded-more-vessels-deployed-1789613963",
        "date": "2026-09-17 09:20:07",
        "title": "Search Area for Missing Journalists in Sunda Strait Expanded, More Vessels Deployed",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The joint SAR team has expanded the search area to 8,509 nautical miles squared in the ongoing effort to locate eight missing journalists near Mount Anak Krakatau. Twenty-four vessels have been deployed across ten sectors, covering both maritime and coastal regions from Carita to Anyer.",
        "content": "<p>The joint SAR team is conducting a search operation for eight missing\nindividuals near Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait. Entering the\ntenth day, the search area has been expanded to 8,509 nautical miles\nsquared, with 24 vessels deployed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor today, the search area\u2014as our media colleagues can see\u2014has been\nexpanded to 8,509 nautical miles squared. For our primary equipment, we\nare using 24 units,\u201d said Rizky Dwianto, Head of Operations at the\nBanten Basarnas Office, on Thursday (17\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Basarnas Banten has divided the search area into ten sectors. They\nare also providing information to vessels passing through the Sunda\nStrait.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are conducting e-broadcasts to ships currently traversing the\nSunda Strait waters, and we are constantly coordinating with the Vessel\nTraffic Service (VTS) and relevant stakeholders regarding the\ndissemination of information concerning this SAR operation,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>The search is being conducted not only at sea but also along the\ncoastline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLand sweeps are still being carried out from Carita to Anyer Beach,\u201d\nhe stated.<\/p>\n<p>Basarnas has received weather updates from BMKG, indicating cloudy\nconditions today with wind speeds of 10 to 20 knots and wave heights\nranging from 0.5 to 3.5 metres.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, PVMBG has provided information regarding the condition\nof Mount Anak Krakatau to Basarnas, noting that no eruptions have\noccurred as of this morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor visual observations, the mountain is covered in fog, and no\neruptions were observed. Regarding seismic observations, shallow\nvolcanic activity is still occurring,\u201d the report stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/search-area-for-missing-journalists-in-sunda-strait-expanded-more-vessels-deployed-1789613963",
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    },
    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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