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        "id": 1976674,
        "msgid": "basarnas-launches-search-for-passenger-ship-carrying-243-1789282238",
        "date": "2026-09-13 12:51:38",
        "title": "Basarnas launches search for passenger ship carrying 243",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Basarnas has initiated an extensive search operation for a passenger vessel carrying 243 people after it lost contact during severe weather. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin when it disappeared approximately 80 nautical miles from the Basirih SAR Pier.",
        "content": "<p>I Putu Sudayana, head of the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office,\nsaid the vessel lost contact around 2 a.m. local time after encountering\nsevere weather while sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin.<\/p>\n<p>The vessel\u2019s last recorded position was about 80 nautical miles from\nthe Basirih SAR Pier in Banjarmasin, Sudayana told a news conference on\nSunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities received the initial distress report at 4:10 a.m. local\ntime from Yoel Rihi, general manager of the vessel\u2019s operator, PT Virgo.\nThe ship left Surabaya at 6:13 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>A six-person initial response team was deployed aboard rescue vessel\nKN SAR Laksmana 241 and headed for the ship\u2019s last known position, about\na five-hour journey by sea.<\/p>\n<p>Basarnas is deploying personnel and maritime assets to maximize the\nsearch, with the safety of the passengers and crew the operation\u2019s top\npriority, Sudayana said.<\/p>\n<p>Basarnas is coordinating a joint task force involving the Indonesian\nNavy, maritime police, navigation and port authorities, state-owned port\noperator Pelindo and the shipping agency.<\/p>\n<p>Sudayana urged passengers\u2019 families and the public to remain calm and\nawait official updates, saying the joint team was continuously\nmonitoring conditions and adjusting search operations to developments at\nsea.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: SAR efforts widen for Bali Strait ship victims<\/p>\n<p>Related news: SAR to deploy 37 divers for Tunu whereabouts<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Tumpal Aritonang, Uyu Liman<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/basarnas-launches-search-for-passenger-ship-carrying-243-1789282238",
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