The Head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas),\nMohammad Syafii, stated that the Virgo 8 transport vessel experienced a\ntilt after being hit by bad weather while sailing from Surabaya to\nBanjarmasin in the early hours of Sunday (13\/9).<\/p>\n
Syafii noted that the vessel had reported facing poor weather\nconditions to the company from the outset.<\/p>\n
\u201cA few hours later, it was reported that the ship\u2019s condition\nexperienced a change in the centre of gravity, resulting in a tilt,\u201d he\nsaid during a press conference on Sunday (1s\/9) afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt that time, a broadcast was sent out indicating that the ship\nrequired assistance,\u201d Syafii added.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Syafii explained that the vessel had also activated its\nemergency signals to request help.<\/p>\n
The Virgo vessel was reported to have lost contact at approximately\n02:00 WITA after encountering severe weather. Basarnas Banjarmasin\nreceived the report at around 04:10 WITA.<\/p>\n
By 04:30 WITA, the SAR office had deployed teams and equipment for\nsearch and rescue operations. However, travelling from the office to the\nvessel\u2019s last known location required approximately six hours.<\/p>\n
The Banjarmasin SAR office also reported the incident to the Basarnas\nheadquarters. They subsequently declared an emergency condition to all\nusers of the Java Sea traffic to ensure more assistance could be\nreceived. As of now, the search and rescue operation is still\nongoing.<\/p>\n
As of 17:00 WITA, the team has evacuated 113 victims, including six\ndeceased individuals. The cause of the vessel losing contact and\nsubsequently tilting will be investigated at a later date once the\nevacuation process is complete.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/basarnas-reveals-virgo-8-vessel-tilted-and-requested-emergency-assistance-1789300732", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }