Overview
- Indonesia’s Basarnas deployed 152 personnel on 17 vessels across seven search units to sweep more than 60 nautical miles around Komodo National Park.
- Teams used side-scan sonar operated by two dedicated units, conducted dives, and combed nearby islands under the coordination of Maumere office chief Fathur Rahman.
- Authorities reported no findings by Saturday afternoon after the expanded, technology-supported sweep.
- Local port authorities shut Labuan Bajo to tourist and recreational boats through Jan. 6 due to severe weather forecasts, with larger ships still operating and the closure subject to change.
- Those still missing are Valencia CF women’s B-team coach Fernando Martín Carreras and two boys, while 12-year-old Lia was recovered earlier in the week and Andrea and her daughter Mar were rescued.