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 ...

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 ...

The 12 friends were travelling on two wooden speedboats from the island of Nias to Pinang in the Banyak islands on a 10-day surfing trip when disaster struck. One of the boats managed to seek ...

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.

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 ...

In the review, Malte described leaving Tailana Island, another island in the Banyak Islands located close to Pinang Island, for Nias on a “small wooden boat”.

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 ...

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 ...