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        "id": 1991287,
        "msgid": "divers-enter-wreck-of-capsized-virgo-ferry-in-java-sea-1789912268",
        "date": "2026-09-20 19:49:39",
        "title": "Divers Enter Wreck of Capsized Virgo Ferry in Java Sea",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "A joint search and rescue team has deployed divers into the wreckage of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry to locate victims believed to be trapped inside. The vessel, which was travelling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, capsised in the Java Sea following severe weather conditions.",
        "content": "<p>Divers Enter Wreck of Capsized Virgo Ferry in Java Sea<\/p>\n<p>Reporter<\/p>\n<p>September 20, 2026 | 07:49 pm<\/p>\n<p>TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A joint SAR team has resumed operations to locate\nvictims of the capsized Virgo Transport 8 ferry. Six divers from the\nNational Search and Rescue Agency or Basarnas Special Group (BSG) were\ndeployed into the ship\u2019s wreckage on Sunday, September 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Basarnas Chief M. Syafii stated that the underwater search is\nconcentrating on recovering victims believed to be trapped inside the\nvessel. Meanwhile, the rescue ship KN SAR Kamajaya is carrying out a\nsurface sweep and will anchor near the site to assist diving\noperations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have deployed six BSG personnel to search the interior of the\nship. Our focus is to find the victims,\u201d Syafii said in a written\nstatement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Syafii assured that rescue crews will exhaust all efforts in their\nsearch for the missing. However, he stressed that diver safety remains a\npriority throughout the mission. Search operations remain underway,\ninvolving various maritime assets and dive units stationed around the\nwreck of the Virgo Transport 8.<\/p>\n<p>As widely reported, Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 243 passengers and\ncrew when it departed Surabaya, East Java, for Banjarmasin, South\nKalimantan, on September 12, 2026. The vessel reportedly encountered\nsevere weather and lost radio contact at around 2:00 a.m. Central\nIndonesian Time (WITA) on September 13, 2026, before being spotted\ncapsized later that day in the Masalembo waters of the Java Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Read: Fact Check: Are These Photos of the Virgo Transport 8 Sinking\nReal?<\/p>\n<p>Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google\nNews<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/divers-enter-wreck-of-capsized-virgo-ferry-in-java-sea-1789912268",
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