Tag: Labuan Bajo

As the search for victims of the KM Putri Sakinah tragedy stalls, local businesses and activists have staged a dramatic ...

Safety for Sale? Labuan Bajo’s Fury After a Fatal Shipwreck Exposes Tourism’s Dark Undercurrent.

The sinking of the KM Putri Sakinah, which left three dead and a child missing, has ignited fury in the ...

Collage photo of the wife of coach Valencia crying at the Labuan Bajo pier knowing that her husband was found and a photo of the wife lighting candles with thousands of Labuan Bajo residents.

Third Victim of Putri Sakinah Sinking Brought to Bali, Cremated as Search for Final Child Continues

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The body of the third victim recovered from the sinking of the tourist vessel KM Putri ...

Video screenshot of the family asking for an extension so that the remains of one of the victims, the son of the Valencia coach, can be found (Hey Bali / IST)

Video: A Family’s Final Plea as Komodo Search Nears Its End

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The video begins without spectacle. No raised voices, no accusations. Just a man standing in the ...

A family of six, including Fernando Martín Carreras, his wife, and their four children, posing happily on the wooden deck of the traditional pinisi schooner KM Putri Sakinah. They are smiling against the backdrop of the arid, rolling hills of Labuan Bajo and a clear blue sky on December 26, 2025.

Hope Against the Horizon: Search for Valencia Coach’s Son Extended Amid Pleas and Storms

by Giostanovlatto

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The search boats have become the metronome of this town. Their departures mark the mornings, their ...

Spanish Deputy Ambassador Fernando at the search post for shipwrecked victims at Labuan Bajo Marina Harbor on Monday evening (December 29, 2025). (Doc: RRI)

A Diplomatic Plea in Komodo: Spanish Ambassador Urges Extended Search for Valencia Coach’s Son

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — On what was slated to be the final day, the sea gave no answer. After 13 days ...

Screenshot of a video of Valencia's coach's wife, who faithfully prays and encourages the SAR team. January 7, 2026 (Heybali)

Video: The Morning Vigil at Marina Labuan Bajo as the Search Enters Day 13

by Giostanovlatto

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — At Marina Labuan Bajo, dawn arrives with a sound few visitors ever associate with this harbor. ...

Photo 1 The body of the Valencia coach's son was found with the wreck of the Putri Sakinah ship in Komodo, January 6, 2026 (Hey Bali)

How Komodo Fishermen, Guided by a Pungent Smell, Found the Valencia Coach’s Son

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — The discovery that would bring a painful answer to a waiting world began with a familiar, gruesome ...

Photo of the body of one of Valencia's coach's children being transferred from a speedboat to a Basarnas ship before being taken back to Labuan Bajo. January 6, 2026 (Hey Bali)

Day 13 in Komodo: A Coordinated Fleet Scours the Sea for One Final Boy

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia — At dawn on Wednesday, the 13th day since the KM Putri Sakinah disappeared into the waters of the Padar ...

Screenshot of the Evacuation Process of one of Coach Valencia's children from the Bankai of the Putri Sakinah Ship, January 6, 2026 (Hey Bali)

The Last Boy of Padar Strait: The Search for Valencia Coach’s Final Child Enters Day 13