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        "id": 1994406,
        "msgid": "sar-update-for-km-virgo-passengers-108-saved-18-dead-117-still-missing-1790060527",
        "date": "2026-09-22 12:54:09",
        "title": "SAR Update for KM Virgo Passengers: 108 Saved, 18 Dead, 117 Still Missing",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Search and rescue operations continue in the Masalembo waters following the sinking of the KM Virgo Transport 8. Recent efforts have recovered three more bodies, bringing the total number of deceased to 18, while 117 passengers remain missing.",
        "content": "<p>The joint search and rescue (SAR) team has once again discovered\nvictims of the KM Virgo Transport 8 accident in the Masalembo waters,\nJava Sea. On this occasion, three victims were found and are being\ntransported to Banjarbaru.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, three bodies were evacuated via KN SAR Pacitan,\u201d said the Head\nof the Banjarmasin Class A SAR Office, I Putu Sudayana, to reporters on\nTuesday (22\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Sudayana stated that the three bodies were found this morning by the\njoint SAR team, which conducted diving operations and searched the\ncorners of the sunken KM Virgo. The bodies were subsequently evacuated\nvia helicopter to Syamsudin Noor Airbase in Banjarbaru.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival at Syamsudin Noor Airbase, the three bodies will be\ntaken to Bhayangkara Hospital in Banjarmasin for further processing and\nidentification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bodies were found by a joint diving team consisting of the\nIndonesian Navy, BSG, and divers from Jasalindo. All three are heading\nto Syamsudin Noor Airbase,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>With the discovery of these three bodies, Basarnas records that a\ntotal of 126 victims have been found. The breakdown consists of 108\nsurvivors and 18 fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 117 victims are still in the search process. According to\nthe manifest, there were a total of 243 people on board the KM Virgo\nTransport 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor today, there are 3 (bodies), and the number may increase,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>KM Virgo Transport 8 sank on Sunday (13\/09) while traversing the Java\nSea due to bad weather and high waves. The vessel departed from Tanjung\nPerak Port, Surabaya, on Saturday (12\/09) en route to Trisakti Port,\nBanjarmasin.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sar-update-for-km-virgo-passengers-108-saved-18-dead-117-still-missing-1790060527",
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