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        "id": 1990246,
        "msgid": "126-victims-of-km-virgo-transport-8-still-missing-basarnas-deploys-89-personnel-1789836894",
        "date": "2026-09-19 23:11:51",
        "title": "126 Victims of KM Virgo Transport 8 Still Missing, Basarnas Deploys 89 Personnel",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has deployed 89 personnel aboard the KN SAR Kamajaya to intensify the search for missing passengers in the Java Sea. The search operation for the KM Virgo Transport 8, which capsized due to bad weather, has been extended for another seven days.",
        "content": "<p>The search and rescue operation for the victims of the KM Virgo\nTransport 8 accident is entering its eighth day on Sunday, 20 September\n2026. Basarnas is strengthening the search efforts by deploying the KN\nSAR Kamajaya, carrying 89 personnel, to the Masalembo waters in the Java\nSea.<\/p>\n<p>KN SAR Kamajaya departed from Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin, South\nKalimantan, on Saturday night. The vessel carries personnel alongside\nvarious SAR equipment to support the search process for victims who\nremain missing.<\/p>\n<p>Basarnas Operations Director, Rear Admiral TNI Yudhi Bramantyo Nur\nSasongko, stated that the deployment of KN SAR Kamajaya is part of an\neffort to maximise field operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight, we are shifting personnel strength from the KN SAR\nKamajaya. There are 89 personnel on the KN SAR Kamajaya,\u201d said\nYudhi.<\/p>\n<p>According to Yudhi, all forces will be utilised according to the\ndirections of the SAR Mission Coordinator (SMC). Previously implemented\nsearch methods will also continue to be maximised, including patrols\nusing maritime units.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will utilise this time by continuing the operations as instructed\nby the SMC; as usual, we will maximise maritime patrols to ensure\noptimal results,\u201d Yudhi added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Operation Extended by 7 Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This additional deployment of personnel follows an evaluation by\nBasarnas regarding the implementation of the operation up to the seventh\nday. Based on the evaluation results, the SAR operation has been decided\nto be extended for the next seven days.<\/p>\n<p>As of Saturday night at 21:00 WITA, Basarnas recorded that 117\nvictims have been found. Specifically, 108 individuals were found safe,\nwhile nine others have been confirmed dead.<\/p>\n<p>However, 126 people remain missing. This figure refers to the\nmanifest of KM Virgo Transport 8, which was recorded carrying 243 people\non a voyage from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South\nKalimantan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ship Found Capsized<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KM Virgo Transport 8 was reported to have encountered problems after\nfacing bad weather during its journey to Banjarmasin.<\/p>\n<p>The ship departed from Surabaya on 12 September 2026. A day later, on\n13 September 2026, at approximately 02:00 WITA, the ship was reported to\nhave lost contact.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, the vessel was eventually found in the Masalembo\nwaters, Java Sea, in a capsized condition.<\/p>\n<p>Search efforts for the victims are being conducted by a joint SAR\nteam. Entering the eighth day, Basarnas is once again optimising\npersonnel strength and maritime units to search for the 126 victims who\nare still missing.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/126-victims-of-km-virgo-transport-8-still-missing-basarnas-deploys-89-personnel-1789836894",
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