{"id":4201,"date":"2026-01-06T18:39:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heybali.info\/news\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:55:48","slug":"video-the-moment-the-putri-sakinah-wreck-was-found-with-victim-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heybali.info\/news\/video-the-moment-the-putri-sakinah-wreck-was-found-with-victim-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: The Moment the ‘Putri Sakinah’ Wreck Was Found With Victim Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia<\/strong> \u2014 The discovery came not from a coordinated fleet of helicopters or rescue boats, but from a quiet, ordinary act: a man fishing for octopus in the timeless waters of Komodo National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday afternoon, as the sun climbed high over Pede Beach on Komodo Island,<\/a> local fisherman Saiful made a sighting that would shift the final phase of a multinational search operation. There, stranded on the shore, was the battered hull of the\u00a0KM Putri Sakinah<\/em>, the traditional wooden pinisi schooner that vanished over a week ago with a Spanish football coach and his family aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first visuals from the scene, obtained by Hey Bali News, show two fishermen standing cautiously on the vessel\u2019s sundeck, a haunting image of a holiday vessel turned tomb. It was Saiful who first peered inside the open doorway of the beached ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was one body inside,\u201d he said, describing a scene of eerie stillness. He reported no other victims visible within the compromised hull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The body, found shortly after 1 p.m. local time, is believed to be that of one of the two missing sons of Fernando Martin Carreras, the late Valencia CF women\u2019s football coach. Carreras and his 12-year-old daughter were recovered last week following the catastrophic sinking on the night of Dec. 26. His wife and youngest daughter, aged 7, survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grim find by the local fishermen preceded the formal arrival of the joint Search and Rescue (SAR) teams, underscoring the vital, often unseen role played by coastal communities in such maritime tragedies. The fishermen immediately alerted authorities, setting in motion a formal recovery process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the global community in Bali and the many travelers for whom Labuan Bajo is a gateway to the Komodo dragons, the tragedy resonates deeply. It is a stark juxtaposition against the backdrop of one of the world\u2019s most breathtaking marine parks, a reminder of the sea\u2019s dual nature as a source of life and profound peril.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the body is formally identified as one of Carreras\u2019s sons, only one child will remain missing. The discovery, while offering a fragment of closure to a grieving family, etches a final, sorrowful note to a holiday disaster that has spanned the turn of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The search continues, its focus now narrowed to a single soul, as the clear Komodo waters yield their secrets, one painful piece at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pic.twitter.com\/Qem12Sbsyq<\/a><\/p>— Hey Bali (@Heybaliinfo) January 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>