Tag: Komodo Island

Labuan Bajo, Indonesia — As the search for victims of the Komodo ferry disaster entered its fifth day, the grieving family ...

The West Season Warning We Ignored: How the Komodo Boat Tragedy Became a Deadly Tourist Trap

by Giostanovlatto

Written by Giostanovlatto. Founder Hey Bali Observer of Tourism LABUAN BAJO — In the same waters that carved ancient stone dragons, ...

Video screenshot of the joint team continuing to search for the remaining 3 victims amidst bad weather

Indonesian Police Deploy Underwater Drones and Sonar in High-Tech Search for Missing Spanish Family in Komodo

Labuan Bajo, Indonesia — In a significant escalation of the search operation for a missing Spanish football coach and his children, ...

Third Day of Search for Valencia Coach and Three Children as Indonesia Deploys Additional Vessels

Fourth Day of Komodo Search Ends, Three Missing as One Child’s Body is Found

Labuan Bajo, Indonesia — On the fourth day of a massive search operation in Komodo National Park, rescue teams recovered the ...

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

Labuan Bajo Halts Tourist Boat Departures Amid Extreme Weather Warnings

Authorities in Labuan Bajo have ordered a temporary suspension of tourist boat operations, citing dangerous sea conditions driven by extreme ...

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

Grieving Family of Valencia Coach Appeals for Privacy as Komodo Search Continues

Labuan Bajo, Indonesia — As the search for victims of the KM Putri Sakinah ferry disaster presses on, the family of the missing ...

Photo of the discovery of Fernando's daughter's body by Labuan Bajo fishermen (Doc: Detik)

Confirmed: Body Found in Komodo is Daughter of Missing Valencia Coach

Labuan Bajo, Indonesia — In a development that brings a heartbreaking measure of clarity to a days-long search, Indonesian authorities have ...

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

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Authorities have identified human error, compounded by heavy rainfall, as the cause of the sinking of ...

VIDEO: Under Dark Skies off Padar Island, Search Intensifies for Three Missing at Sea

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — Beneath a low, overcast sky, rescue boats cut through choppy waters off Pulau Padar, their crews ...

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

VIDEO | A Mother’s Cry Inside an Ambulance: Grief Unfolds as Body Believed to Be Valencia Coach’s Daughter Is Evacuated in Labuan Bajo