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Komodo NP: 3 boat accidents in one
month only!
On 22 July 2023 Komodo National Park had to face the third accident in one month only! https://en.tempo.co/read/1751036/phinisi-tourist-boat-sinks-at-ntbs-pink-beach
This was boat accident number 7 of this year.
Floresa.co, the critical and independent online local newspaper wrote an
article (use the translator if needed) about the boat
business struggle with also quotes from me after a conversation with one of their reporters.
Yves de Ryckel - a Belgian mentioned in the article and a victim himself in a boating accident (fire) in
Komodo NP in January 2023 - has become a kind of activist to bring these problems to the attention of the ministry of tourism and I am trying to help as much as possible.
In the meantime the minister has promised to prioritize the safety. We will see what is going to happen.
All Covid-19 regulations lifted per 9 June 2023
Good news as travelers don't need to be vaccinated anymore, although the government still advises to do so.
Task Force Regulation nr 1 2023
The aviaton branche has been updated as well
Anne Mieke -AM PHOTONESIA©-