Overview
- Seven people were rescued from the KM Putri Sakinah, including two Spanish tourists, while a couple and their two children from Spain remain unaccounted for.
- Indonesian search teams are using boats and dive units and say operations could continue for three to four days.
- A preliminary SAR report points to an engine failure, while the Labuan Bajo port authority cites waves of up to three meters that hampered the initial response.
- Authorities have closed Padar and Komodo islands to visitors to support the operation and reduce risk given severe conditions.
- Relatives have told local media the four missing are dead, but officials still list them as missing as Spain provides consular assistance and an embassy official is in Labuan Bajo.