US EditionIndonesian rescuers find a second body as search for Spanish soccer coach and 2 children extended
Search efforts intensified with over 160 personnel using sonar and underwater gear in Komodo National Park after two bodies recovered and two children remain missing.
- On Sunday, Indonesian rescuers recovered a second body near Padar island about 2 kilometers from the sinking site and took it to Labuan Bajo hospital for identification.
- On Dec. 26, the boat sank after engine failure, leaving Fernando Martín, his two sons, and a daughter unaccounted for, while others were rescued.
- Teams used inflatable boats, navy ships and sonar-equipped vessels to search, involving more than 160 personnel, police and the navy combing four sectors for the 12-year-old Spanish girl found three days later.
- Following a formal request from Spain's ambassador, authorities extended the search beyond seven days after a joint SAR review, with Spain’s government and victims’ families involved.
- The operation spans Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for rugged landscapes and the endangered Komodo dragon, attracting thousands of tourists amid frequent boat accidents in Indonesia's archipelago.
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JAKARTA, Jan 5 — Indonesian rescue teams recovered the body of a Spanish football coach from Valencia CF’s women’s team on Sunday, more than a week after a tourist boat capsized near Komodo National Park said a search official, reported German Press Agency (dpa).The discovery followed the earlier recovery of one of his daughters, while two other children remain missing.The coach, Fernando Martín, 44, was travelling with his wife and four childre…
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Search Intensified For Missing Spanish Family After Tourist Boat Sinks In Indonesia
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent LABUAN BAJO, INDONESIA (Worthy News) – Indonesian authorities have intensified the search for a Spanish father and his children missing after a traditional wooden tourist boat sank near Padar Island, off the coast of eastern Indonesia, close to the world-famous Komodo National Park. The motor vessel KM Putri Sakinah went down on the night of December 26 while sailing in rough seas n…
While the shipwreck of a tourist boat decimated a Spanish family in Komodo, the body of Fernando Martin Carreras, coach at the Valencian club, was identified this Sunday, January 4. His two sons, Kike...
The body of the ex-footballer Fernando Martín Carreras was found this Sunday morning in Indonesia, announced the rescue. The 44-year-old Spaniard was reported missing since the shipwreck of a tourist boat on board which he was with his family. She also died, her eldest daughter had been found on Monday. - Indonesia: the body of the ex-footballer Fernando Martín Carreras found after the shipwreck of her ship (International).
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