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Tourist Boat Sinks Near Padar Island; Search Ongoing

12/27/2025

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Padar Island, Indonesia, closed to tourists on December 27 due to severe weather.
A tourist boat sank in the Padar Island strait on December 26, leaving a Spanish family of four missing.
The boat carried 11 people, and seven were rescued, including two Spanish tourists.
The Labuan Bajo port authority said 3-meter waves hindered initial search, and a search for the missing is ongoing.

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Padar Island, Indonesia, closed to tourists on December 27 due to severe weather.
A tourist boat sank in the Padar Island strait on December 26, leaving a Spanish family of four missing.
The boat carried 11 people, and seven were rescued, including two Spanish tourists.
The Labuan Bajo port authority said 3-meter waves hindered initial search, and a search for the missing is ongoing.