Head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas)
Appears in 2 stories
Leading the search effort
A ferry carrying 243 people capsized in the Java Sea before dawn on Sunday, midway between the islands of Java and Borneo. By Monday evening, rescuers had pulled 108 people from the water and recovered six bodies; 129 remained missing.
Updated Sep 14
Leading federal rescue operations
A predawn landslide hit Pasir Langu village on Mount Burangrang at 2 a.m. on January 24, 2026, burying 34-48 houses and a marine training camp under up to 8 meters of mud while residents slept. At least 85 people died, including 23 members of Indonesia's elite marine force conducting border patrol training.[1][2][7]
Updated May 23
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