The latest findings bring the total number of victims located to 172\nout of 243 people listed on the ship\u2019s manifest.<\/p>\n
Head of National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Mohammad Syafii\nstated that as of 20:00 Central Indonesian Time (WITA) Saturday,\nofficial records show 108 survivors and 64 deceased, while 71 people\nremain missing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are still carrying out SAR operations optimally. Any findings\nwill be immediately evacuated and handled according to procedures. Our\nmain focus is to find victims who are still missing and provide\ncertainty to the families,\u201d Syafii said in Banjarmasin.<\/p>\n
He said that four of the victims were found by a joint diving team\naround the ship\u2019s hull at the sinking site in the Java Sea.<\/p>\n
The bodies were evacuated by the vessel SAR Pacitan at 16:10\nWITA.<\/p>\n
The remains were subsequently transferred to the warship KRI Gusti\nNgurah Rai before being airlifted by a Panther 1311 military helicopter\nto Sjamsudin Noor Air Base in Banjarbaru at 18:18 WITA.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Palangka Raya SAR Office reported that seven other\nbodies were found in Central Kalimantan waters\u2014including four in\nSukamara Regency, two in Seruyan Regency, and one in Branch River,\nPangkalan Bun.<\/p>\n
All recovered bodies are currently undergoing formal identification\nprocedures prior to being handed over to their respective families.<\/p>\n
Basarnas confirmed that joint rescue teams\u2014deploying personnel,\nships, divers, and aircraft\u2014will continue to strengthen coordination and\noptimize search efforts at the primary site and surrounding potential\nareas to locate the remaining missing passengers.<\/p>\n
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