The Surabaya Search and Rescue (SAR) Office in East Java has deployed\nhelicopter HR-3lag01 and the KN SAR 249 Permadi to support the search\nfor the Virgo Transport 8 vessel, which lost contact during its voyage\nfrom Surabaya to Banjarmasin on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Surabaya SAR Office, Nanang Sigit PH, stated that\nhelicopter HR-3601 departed from Squadron 400 at Lanudal Juanda at 08:22\nWIB to support the Banjarmasin SAR Office in the search operation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHelicopter HR-3601 is manned by a five-person crew and carries two\nrescuers from the Surabaya SAR Office,\u201d Nanang said in Surabaya on\nSunday.<\/p>\n
He explained that the helicopter was expected to arrive in\nBanjarmasin around 10:31 WIB to coordinate with the SAR Mission\nCoordinator (SMC) for the operation, I Putu Sudayana, Head of the\nBanjarmasin SAR Office.<\/p>\n
\u201cKN SAR 249 Permadi departed with an 11-person ship crew, carrying\nfour rescuers from the Surabaya SAR Office and two personnel from the\nEast Java Regional Police Water and Air Unit (Polairud),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Travelling at a speed of 14 knots, the KN SAR 249 Permadi is expected\nto reach the search area by 21:30 WIB to support the search for the\nvessel, which is known to be carrying 243 people.<\/p>\n
According to Nanang, the Virgo Transport 8 was reported to have lost\ncontact around 01:00 WIB after encountering bad weather conditions\nduring its journey to Banjarmasin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team is estimated to require approximately five hours to reach\nthe last known position of the Virgo Transport 8,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
In addition to Surabaya SAR, personnel from the Sumenep SAR Post are\nalso coordinating with the Masalembu SROP to issue alerts to ships\npassing near the incident site.<\/p>\n
He stated that the alerts are being issued to disseminate information\nregarding the disappearance of the Virgo Transport 8, so that any vessel\nfinding signs of the ship can immediately inform the joint SAR team.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs of now, the search process is ongoing, involving joint SAR\nelements and support from vessels located near the incident area,\u201d he\nconcluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sar-surabaya-deploys-helicopter-to-support-search-for-virgo-ship-1789282654", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }