Sunda Strait Search for Missing Journalists Expands to 6,010 Square\nNM<\/p>\n
Reporter<\/p>\n
September 13, 2026 | 02:43 pm<\/p>\n
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia\u2019s joint search and rescue (SAR) team\nhas expanded and divided the search area for the Arupadhatu 1 speedboat,\nwhich was carrying five journalists who lost contact in the Sunda\nStrait, into six sectors covering a total of 6,010 square nautical\nmiles.<\/p>\n
Rangga Aribowo, a junior maritime and aviation accident specialist at\nthe National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), said in Pandeglang,\nBanten, on Sunday that the search area consists of five sea sectors, V\nthrough Z, and one aerial sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe search area covers 6,010 square nautical miles, which is quite\nextensive, so it has been divided into six sectors consisting of five\nsea sectors and one aerial sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Six Search Sectors<\/p>\n
Rangga said Sector V covers 840 square nautical miles and involves\ntwo Indonesian Navy vessels, KRI Kerambit and KRI Teluk Gilimanuk.<\/p>\n
Sector W covers 1,120 square nautical miles and involves one Navy\nvessel, KAL Anyer.<\/p>\n
Sector X has the largest number of vessels deployed, with eight ships\nsearching an area of 681 square nautical miles. They include KN SAR\nTetuka, RBB Peucang, RIB 02 Basarnas Banten, RIB 02 Basarnas Lampung,\nPolice Vessel 2016, Police Vessel 2013, KM Garuda, and KM Bima.<\/p>\n
Sector Y covers 497 square nautical miles and involves KP Sanjaya and\nKRI Lepu.<\/p>\n
Sector Z covers 809 square nautical miles and involves KN SAR\nBasudewa from Basarnas Lampung and KN SAR Antasena from Basarnas\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
For the aerial sector, one helicopter has been placed on standby at\nthe Air Traffic Services (ATS) facility to monitor conditions in the\nSunda Strait.<\/p>\n
Rangga said the aerial search had not yet begun because previous\nvisual searches indicated poor visibility.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the aerial sector, we are on standby to monitor the situation in\nthe Sunda Strait. If conditions later become suitable and it is safe to\nfly, we will conduct the aerial search,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A total of 15 vessels and one helicopter have been deployed in the\nsearch operation, he said. The number of personnel involved has also\ncontinued to increase, reaching 551 people as of the latest update.<\/p>\n
Eight People Still Missing<\/p>\n
Eight people remain missing after departing from Pegedongan Pier in\nCarita, Pandeglang, on Monday, September 7, at around 2 PM local time\nfor the Anak Krakatau area.<\/p>\n
Five of them are journalists: M. Bagus Khoirunnas of ANTARA, Ari\nBasuki of Merdeka, Yudhistiro Pranoto of iNews, Firman Daus of Anadolu,\nand freelance journalist Donal Husni.<\/p>\n
The other three are Warta, the boat\u2019s captain; Surakman, a crew\nmember; and Heriyanto, a guide.<\/p>\n
The joint SAR team is continuing to search for the eight people and\nevaluate every finding that could provide clues to their\nwhereabouts.<\/p>\n
Read: Day 5: How Rescuers Scour Sunda Strait for Missing\nJournalists<\/p>\n
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