Overview
- A Jakarta‑deployed ROV located the KM Putri Sakinah at roughly 45 meters in the Strait of Padar, where a Valencia CF coach and two children remain missing.
- ROV imagery showed a heavily deteriorated wooden phinisi with interiors likely filled with sediment, making any penetration attempt high risk, according to BASARNAS.
- Crews aim to thread fiber‑optic cameras into aft cabins as strong currents and depth limit diver operations.
- Land teams found two travel backpacks and flotation remnants on Rinca more than 10 nautical miles from the sinking site, items identified by the surviving mother, prompting a broader search area.
- Police questioned the captain and three crew over possible negligence and licensing, and Indonesian officials assured Spain they will commit resources for deeper inspection.