A joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team has successfully evacuated 103\npassengers from the vessel Virgo Transport 8, which was previously\nreported to have lost contact in the Java Sea waters. Of those rescued,\none person was found dead.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Banjarmasin Class A Search and Rescue Office and SAR\nMission Coordinator, I Putu Sudayana, explained that the evacuation\nprocess was carried out using three ships deployed in the search\noperation for the Virgo Transport 8.<\/p>\n
\u201cA total of 103 passengers had been successfully evacuated as of\n12:00 WITA,\u201d said I Putu Sudayana during a press conference regarding\nthe progress of the SAR operation for the Virgo Transport 8 in\nBanjarmasin on Sunday (13\/9).<\/p>\n
According to I Putu Sudayana, 16 people evacuated via the TB Mauhaw\nIX will be taken to Tuban Port, based on coordination with the ship\u2019s\ncaptain. Meanwhile, passengers evacuated by TB TCP and MV Haida will be\ndirected to Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin, for further handling.<\/p>\n
The search and handling process for the passengers of the Virgo\nTransport 8 is still ongoing, involving several joint SAR elements at\nmapped coordinates. The fleet deployed in this large-scale operation\nincludes TB Mauhaw IX, TB TCP, MV Hahenda, KN SAR Laksamana, KRI Nala,\nand KM Kunyit.<\/p>\n
The joint team is conducting intensive sweeping to search for and\nmanage the passengers of the Virgo Transport 8 who were previously lost\ncontact in the Java Sea. The vessel was reportedly en route from\nSurabaya to Banjarmasin.<\/p>\n
Based on manifest data, the ship was carrying a total of 243 people\nwhen it lost contact on Saturday (12\/9). With the latest developments,\n103 of the 243 passengers have been evacuated, while SAR operations\ncontinue to search for the remaining 140 passengers who have yet to be\nfound.<\/p>\n
The passenger Ro-Ro vessel KM Virgo Transport 8 experienced listing\nand lost contact in the Masalembo waters, Java Sea, on Sunday (13\/9) at\napproximately 02:00 local time. KN SAR 249 Permadi and Helicopter\nHR-3601 from the Surabaya Search and Rescue Office were dispatched to\nsearch for victims of the capsizing KM Virgo Transport 8.<\/p>\n
Families of the passengers of the Virgo Transport 8 gathered at\nTrisakti Port, Banjarmasin, on Sunday (13\/9), to await the latest\nupdates regarding the search for the vessel.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/103-people-evacuated-from-km-virgo-transport-8-one-confirmed-dead-1789285979", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }