Mentawais Tsunami Survivor

It has been almost 3 months since the devastating tsunami struck the Kepulauan Mentawai region of Indonesia.  Two of our charter boats were anchored in the bay at Macaronis Resort when the tsunami hit, the Midas which caught on fire and the Freedom III which...

Mentawai Tsunami Incident Report

The following is a brief account of the Tsunami incident at Macaroni’s on Pagai Island, Mentawais, West Sumatra based on reports received directly from the crew of Freedom 3 who were involved first hand in the
 situation.  Time of writing is 16:00GMT on October...

Tsunami hits The Mentawais

On Monday, October 25, 2010 at 09:42:22 pm a 7.7 earthquake struck the Kepulauan Mentawai region of Indonesia causing a massive tsunami. Two of our charter boats were anchored in the bay at Macaronis Resort, the Midas and the Freedom III. When the 10-foot wave moved...