Overview
- Rescuers recovered and forensically identified the body of Fernando Martín, 44, on January 4 near Rinca, about 2 kilometers from the sinking site.
- Authorities added three days to the operation to continue searching for the missing boys, Quique, 10, and Mateo, 9.
- Basarnas has deployed 152 personnel, 17 vessels and side‑scan sonar across more than 60 nautical miles, with strong currents and bad weather slowing progress.
- Labuan Bajo’s tourist port is closed to leisure craft through January 6 under BMKG advisories, suspending trips to Komodo, Padar and Rinca.
- NTT police have interviewed 17 witnesses and opened an investigation into possible negligence, while a regional maritime expert challenges an engine‑failure account.