The Banyak Islands are most popular between March and November. "Every one of those islands would have some sort of surf spot on it," Mr Howard, who has been surfing in Indonesia since the 1980s ...

When two boats set off towards an Indonesian island for a birthday surfing trip, none of those on board could have predicted the next few days. Here's how the survivors managed more than 36 hours ...

The group were among a group of 12 Australians across two wooden longboats travelling between Nias Island and the Pinang Surf resort on the Banyak Islands, off the west coast of the mainland, when ...

Staff at the tiny resort there and rescue personnel in the Banyak Islands began the search at 2am on Monday but were unsuccessful. Police, the military and volunteers have since joined Basarnas in ...

Yustinus Sega, the search and rescue taskforce officer on Banyak Island, said his team found the Australians on their surfboards. A Czech surfing guide who joined the search was also on the rescue ...

Four young Australians on a surfing holiday are among seven missing after their charter boat failed to return to their resort on a private island in Indonesia.

The group was travelling from Nias Island and the Pinang Surf Resort on the Banyak Islands (Picture: Google) The message read: ‘Hey Dad, Elliot here. I am alive, safe now, love you.

After two nights lost at sea somewhere between Nias and the Banyak Islands, 6 out of the 7 missing have been found. To watch video of the moment 4 out of 7 were found floating on surfboards, click ...

In August 2023, word broke that a surf camp transport boat had gone missing near the Banyak Islands in Indonesia. Four visiting Australian tourists and three Indonesian staff were lost at sea ...

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