PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Residents of Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands found several people stranded on Monday after a speedboat carrying 18 people capsized during a storm the day before, authorities said ...

Rescuers are racing against time to find the 10 people who went missing after a boat capsized off Indonesia's Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province. Eight others were rescued after the boat sank ...

Over the last few years, one can identify several Japanese-born pro surfers who bring various flavors and approaches to the pro surfing table. Kaito Ohashi, Amuro Tsuzuki, Hiroto Ohhara and Reno Inaba ...

An Italian surfer has died after being impaled in the chest by a sharp-billed fish while surfing off Indonesia's West Sumatra coast. Giulia Manfrini, 36, had been surfing in the Mentawai Islands, a ...

Eleven people are missing and 7 others have survived after a speedboat capsized off the coast of the Mentawai Islands in ...

An island community in Indonesia’s Mentawai archipelago has responded to dwindling octopus stocks with a seasonal fishing closure to enable recovery. Global demand for octopus is expected to outpace ...

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A tiny island chain in Indonesia has achieved mythical status in the surfing community. Here come the resorts. In 1991, an Australian named Lance Knight came upon a perfect wave. Brushed by gentle ...

PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Residents of Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands found several people stranded on Monday after a speedboat carrying 18 people capsized during a storm the day before, authorities said ...