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        "id": 1986671,
        "msgid": "basarnas-confirms-no-leaks-found-on-km-virgo-wreckage-1789667742",
        "date": "2026-09-17 23:36:55",
        "title": "Basarnas confirms no leaks found on KM Virgo wreckage",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Basarnas has confirmed that there are no signs of oil or fuel leaks from the sunken KM Virgo Transport 8 in the Java Sea. Aerial monitoring indicates the vessel's engine and hull remain intact, though the wreckage has shifted position on the seabed.",
        "content": "<p>Banjarmasin (ANTARA) - Basarnas has confirmed that there are no leaks\nin the engine or hull of the KM Virgo Transport 8, which sank at a depth\nof 29 metres at the accident site in the Java Sea, after aerial\nmonitoring showed no presence of oil, lubricant, or pollution around the\nvessel.<\/p>\n<p>The Director of Operations at Basarnas, Rear Admiral TNI Yudhi\nBramantyo Nur Sasongko, stated that this condition was identified when\nBasarnas, the ship owners, and experts inspected the final position of\nthe wreckage using the Basarnas HR-3601 helicopter on Thursday\nafternoon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlhamdulillah, we can see the sunken hull clearly. We can also see\nthe tilt, and we are grateful that there are no leaks, so there is no\npollution around the ship, particularly oil, lubricants, or anything of\nthat nature,\u201d said Yudhi during a press conference regarding the\nprogress of the SAR operation on the fifth day of the KM Virgo Transport\n8 accident at Trisakti Port, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on Thursday\nnight.<\/p>\n<p>During the fifth day of monitoring, he explained that the wreckage\nhad shifted approximately 453 metres southeast from its original\nposition, and the depth of the sinking has reached 29 metres, meaning\nthe keel of the ship, which was previously visible, is no longer seen\nfrom the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Following the successful evacuation of 114 victims, Basarnas is now\npreparing steps to raise the wreckage through a salvage operation,\nfollowing directives from leadership based on decisions made in a\nlimited government meeting to continue handling the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEquipment belonging to the ship owners is being moved to support the\nsalvage operation (to right the hull); further technical developments\nwill be announced once the supporting equipment arrives and operational\npreparations can be carried out,\u201d said Yudhi.<\/p>\n<p>As of the fifth day of the SAR operation, Thursday (17\/9) at 22:00\nWITA, Basarnas confirmed that 114 victims have been found, consisting of\n108 survivors and six fatalities. Meanwhile, 129 individuals remain\nmissing from the total of 243 people listed on the KM Virgo Transport 8\nmanifest.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/basarnas-confirms-no-leaks-found-on-km-virgo-wreckage-1789667742",
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