The Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour is delighted to announce the addition of the Mentawai Surf Competition 2011 to this year's ISC Tour calendar. The event will be held from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

(NBC CHICAGO) - Italian surfer Giulia Manfrini has died after a fatal run-in with a swordfish. The 36-year-old was surfing near the Mentawai Islands Regency in Indonesia on Oct. 18 when a swordfish ...

A frantic search is underway in surfing’s Disneyland. On Monday, at around 11:00am local time, a boat traveling between islands in the famed Mentawais sank due to bad weather. According to initial ...

In terms of freak accidents, which can happen whilst surfing – from collisions with other surfers and/or surfboards, shark attacks, rip currents sweeping out to sea, et cetera – few are more baffling ...

PIKIRAN RAKYAT – West Sumatra is one of the most beautiful regions in Indonesia, offering stunning natural beauty. Among the many tourist destinations, the Mentawai Islands stand out as a hidden gem ...