Mount Anak Krakatau Erupts, Fishermen Are Advised Not To Do Activities

Illustration - Mount Anak Krakatau. (ANTARA/HO)

Water Police Unit (Sat Pol Air) officers from the South Lampung Police, marine patrols, appealed to fishermen and tourists not to move around Mount Anak Krakatau within a radius of 5 kilometers. The marine patrol was carried out because in the last few days the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau has increased.

In recent days, the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait has increased by removing volcanic ash.

As of Wednesday, November 29, the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau continued to eject volcanic ash. With the increasing activity of Mount Anak Krakatau, officers from the South Lampung Police Sat Pol Air carried out marine patrols.

Using the XXV 1016 patrol boat, Sat Pol Air officers gave an appeal to fishermen with loudspeakers.

Head of the South Lampung Police Air Police, Iptu Fathul Arif, said that in addition to giving an appeal not to move within a 5 kilometer radius of the crater of Mount Anak Krakatau, his party also appealed to fishermen to comply with regulations for safety.

"Because the threat is also not only from the impact of the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, but bad weather ahead of the turn of the year. It also needs to be watched out for," said Iptu Fathul Arif.

Meanwhile, Yono (60 years), one of the fishermen, said that he and other fishermen in the waters of South Lampung always observed the activity of Mount Anak Krakatau every time they went to sea to fish.

"We are always wary of the increasing activity of Mount Anak Krakatau that is currently happening," said Yono.

Based on data from the Mount Anak Krakatau Monitoring Post, which is in Hargo Pancoran Village, Rajabasa District, South Lampung, it was recorded that from Sunday (12/26/11/2023) to Tuesday (28/11/2023) Mount Anak Krakatau experienced 90 eruptions or eruptions.

The eruption of the mountain in the Sunda Strait spewed volcanic ash with a height of 500 to 2,000 meters from the surface of the crater of the mountain.

From CCTV monitoring at the Mount Anak Monitoring Post, Krakatau can be seen that thick black volcanic ash soars into the air leaning towards the southwest.

The activity of Mount Anak Krakatau increased due to high rainfall around the crater of the mountain, triggering an eruption or eruption.

It is known, the height of Mount Anak Krakatau after the eruption in 2018 has now reached 180 meters from sea level. For the status of Mount Anak Krakatau is level III or alert. Tourists and fishing communities are prohibited from doing activities around Mount Anak Krakatau with a radius of 5 kilometers from the crater of the mountain.