National (Indonesia)

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia – The intensive, large-scale search for a missing Spanish football coach and his two sons, victims of the Putri...

East Nusa Tenggara Governor Melkiades Laka Lena provided a statement after directly monitoring the search for Valencia's coach and his two children in the waters off Padar Island on Wednesday (December 31, 2025).

In Komodo Search, a Governor Turns to Ritual and Prayer for Missing Valencia Coach

PADAR ISLAND, Indonesia – As the extensive maritime search for a missing Spanish football coach and his two sons entered a...

Ambulans membawa jenazah korban kapal pinisi Putri Sakinah ke Bandara Internasional Komodo Labuan Bajo, Rabu (31/12/2025)

Mournful Transfer: Valencia Coach’s Daughter Flown to Bali as Labuan Bajo’s Limited Mortuary Capacity Exposed

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia – In a move that underscores a critical infrastructural shortfall in Indonesia’s premier marine tourism hub, the body...

Cause Identified in Labuan Bajo Pinisi Sinking: Crew Asleep as Heavy Rain Flooded Moored Vessel

7 Pinisi Sinking Incidents in 2025 Cast Shadow on Indonesia’s Premier Marine Tourism Hub

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia – The recent sinking of the pinisi schooner Putri Sakinah, which claimed the life of a Spanish football coach’s daughter and...

Screenshot of video of Valencia coach's wife's sadness when she found out that one of her children was found in Labuan Bajo

Limited Facilities in Komodo Force Evacuation of Valencia Coach’s Daughter to Bali

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The body of a young Spanish girl, a victim of the Putri Sakinah sailing tragedy, was transferred from Labuan...

Photos of the search for three members of a Spanish family still missing in Komodo waters (Doc: Basarnas Maumere)

Fifth Day of Search for Sunken Tourist Vessel Off Komodo Hampered by Strong Currents

Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara — The fifth day of search operations for three missing passengers from the sunken tourist...

High-Speed Crash on Flores Road Leaves Russian Expatriate Seriously Injured

Flores Timur, East Nusa Tenggara – A solo motorcycle accident on a main road in Flores has left a Russian national...

Kapal Naas Putri Sakinah yang membawa Pelatih Valencia dan keluarga, tenggelam 26 Desember 2025

Analysis & Opinion

Not Engine Failure, But a ‘Submarining’ Ship: 25-Year Captain’s Analysis Exposes Fatal Scenario Behind KM Putri Sakinah Sinking

by Giostanovlatto

An exclusive investigation with a Labuan Bajo maritime expert shifts the blame from a mechanical fault to a lethal combination...

East Nusa Tenggara Governor Melkiades Laka Lena met with the family of coach Valencia at the Labuan Bajo KSOP Office on Tuesday afternoon.

A Grieving Wife’s Anguish: Valencia Coach’s Spouse Weeps on NTT Governor’s Shoulder in Labuan Bajo

Labuan Bajo – A scene of profound and shared grief unfolded in a government office in Labuan Bajo Tuesday night (30/12/2025),...

“Please Help Find Them”: Valencia Coach’s Wife, in Tearful Plea to NTT Governor, Begs for Missing Husband and Children