ANTARA perkuat koordinasi pencarian lima pewarta foto hilang kontak

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• • ANTARA strengthens coordination with Basarnas, Banten Police, and related agencies to search for five missing photojournalists.
• • Five photojournalists went missing while covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait waters, Banten.
• • ANTARA deployed a special team combining personnel from its central office and Banten Bureau to ensure communication and coordination.
• • ANTARA CEO Benny Siga Butarbutar urged search teams to increase the intensity of search efforts for the missing journalists.
• • Muhammad Bagus Khoirunas, a photojournalist from ANTARA Banten Bureau, is among those whose whereabouts remain unknown.
• • As of Tuesday night, ANTARA had received no news regarding Bagus or his group.
• • ANTARA established a media standby post jointly with iNews and merdeka.com to strengthen coordination on search updates.
• • The joint post aims to obtain verified information on the journalists' location and prevent the spread of unverified information.
• • Banten Police Chief Inspector General Hengki stated a joint search is underway with Polairud, Basarnas, and the Indonesian military.
• • High waves and limited visibility are cited as key obstacles hampering the search operation.
• • Bagus began coverage of the eruption on Monday (7/9) alongside four other photojournalists.
• • The four other missing photojournalists are Arie Basuki (merdeka.com), Donal Husni (freelance photographer), Yudhistira (iNews), and Daus (Anadolu).
• • ANTARA continues coordinating with authorities and relevant parties to obtain verified updates on the search.
• • ANTARA urged all parties not to spread speculative information regarding the missing journalists.
• • Benny expressed hope that the search would proceed smoothly and the journalists would be found immediately.