Anak Krakatau Erupts in Indonesia, 8 People Missing
Authorities are using vessels and helicopters to find five journalists and three crew members after contact was lost during coverage of an eruption.
- Police have expanded the search for five journalists and three crew members who went missing while covering Mount Anak Krakatau's eruption, extending operations into surrounding Lampung waters.
- Departing from Carita Pier in Banten on Monday, September 7, 2026, the group headed toward the volcano before Basarnas received reports of the missing media crew on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
- Missing individuals include Warta , Surakman , Heriyanto , and five journalists: M. Bagus Khoirunnas, Ari Basuki, Yudhis, Daus, and Donal; the Indonesian Navy operates the KRI Kerambit-627 in the Sunda Strait.
- "The search area will be expanded," Lampung Regional Police Public Relations Head Yuni Iswandari said Thursday, though authorities consider strong ocean currents may have carried the vessel toward Lampung waters.
- Aerial searches utilizing helicopters will be deployed if weather permits, and Commander Wawan Subagyo Mardani noted "an identification process will be conducted first" once the missing group is located.
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Anak Krakatau erupts in Indonesia, 8 people missing
Anak Krakatau erupted in early September, sending gas and ash into the atmosphere. 8 people, including 5 journalists, are now missing. The post Anak Krakatau erupts in Indonesia, 8 people missing first appeared on EarthSky.
The Head of the Banten SAR revealed the reason for not conducting a search on Sertung Island because it is in a high-risk area and close to Mount Anak Krakatau.
Pewarta Foto Indonesia (PFI) hopes search teams on the ground will comb the land areas around the scene, such as Sertung Island and Pulau Panjang.
Search for Missing Journalist: Search and Rescue Team Searches Islands Near Anak Krakatau by Land
https://www.law-justice.co/detail.php?ID=210271The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) stated that there has been no sign of finding 5 journalists who lost contact while covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, on Sertung Island based on visual monitoring using binoculars.
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