Overview
- Indonesia’s search-and-rescue agency concluded the 15-day operation on Friday with no trace of 10-year-old Quique, and vessels returned to Labuan Bajo without a find.
- Rescuers cited strong currents, high waves and heavy rain in Komodo National Park as persistent obstacles throughout the extended search.
- Three victims — Fernando Martín, his son Mateo and Lía — were recovered and identified, while a woman and a 7-year-old girl survived the December 26 sinking.
- Regional police in Nusa Tenggara Timur formally named the captain and the chief engineer as suspects for alleged negligence causing death, an offense carrying up to five years in prison.
- Port authorities reopened tourist sailings and imposed a ban on night navigation, as families moved ahead with cremations in Bali and began repatriation.