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        "id": 2007834,
        "msgid": "basarnas-continues-searching-for-64-missing-virgo-transport-8-victims-1790653843",
        "date": "2026-09-29 10:04:17",
        "title": "Basarnas continues searching for 64 missing Virgo Transport 8 Victims",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Basarnas has extended its search operations in Central Kalimantan to locate 64 individuals still missing following the KM Virgo Transport 8 tragedy. The mission involves coordinated efforts between the military, police, and local fishing communities to scour coastal areas around Seruyan and Sukamara.",
        "content": "<p>I Putu Sudayana, head of the Banjarmasin SAR Office and SAR Mission\nCoordinator, said Basarnas had appointed the head of its Palangka Raya\noffice to coordinate operations in Central Kalimantan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCentral Kalimantan is conducting a SAR operation. All personnel have\nbeen deployed and have been searching the region, particularly coastal\nareas, since yesterday,\u201d Putu told a news conference here on Monday\nevening.<\/p>\n<p>The operation involves local police, military units and community\nmembers supporting searches along coastal areas and waters, particularly\naround Seruyan and Sukamara, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasarnas is also coordinating with coastal communities, fishermen\nand SAR offices in Pontianak, Sulawesi and Semarang to distribute\ninformation about the search through local networks,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sudayana said the coordination was necessary because fishermen from\nSurabaya, Lamongan, Probolinggo and Central Java also fish in waters\naround Kalimantan.<\/p>\n<p>Basarnas has also continued mayday broadcasts through Vessel Traffic\nServices (VTS), alerting vessels along the accident route and asking\nthem to assist if they find victims.<\/p>\n<p>Support from the navigation district through Search and Rescue\nOfficers (SROs) is also being provided to distribute information to\nvessels sailing near the accident site through navigation notices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll efforts continue, with personnel and various agencies involved,\nto support the search for victims of KM Virgo Transport 8 who remain\nmissing,\u201d Putu said.<\/p>\n<p>As of 10 p.m. local time Monday, the 16th day of the SAR operation,\nBasarnas said 179 of 243 people listed on the manifest had been found:\n108 survivors and 71 dead, while 64 remained missing.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Five more bodies recovered from Virgo Transport 8 ferry\nwreck<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Basarnas extends Virgo Transport 8 victims search for\nseven more days<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Tumpal AA, Rahmad Nasution<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/basarnas-continues-searching-for-64-missing-virgo-transport-8-victims-1790653843",
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