A phinisi (schooner) carrying reporters assigned to cover President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and First Lady Iriana’s work visit to Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) capsized on Tuesday afternoon, the State Palace has confirmed.

Presidential Secretariat deputy head of protocol, press and media Bey Triadi Machmudin said in a statement that the Plataran Phinisi Bali flipped over while en route to Bidadari Island.