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Rescue Teams Search for Four Missing After Tourist Boat Sinks Off Padar Island

Officials attribute the sinking to three-meter waves during severe weather.

Overview

  • Spanish media identify the missing as coach Fernando Martín Carreras, 44, and three of his children aged 12, 10, and 9.
  • Seven people were rescued, including his wife Andrea Ortuño and their seven-year-old daughter, plus four crew members and a guide.
  • The boat KM Putri Sakinah sank Friday night near Komodo National Park with 11 people aboard, according to the state agency Antara.
  • Search operations entered a second day with high seas complicating efforts as teams reported finding debris and pieces of the hull near the site.
  • Local port authorities temporarily closed Padar and Komodo to tourists, and the Spanish embassy is in contact with survivors as searches are expected to continue for several days.