Basarnas has reported preliminary data indicating that six people\nhave died out of the 103 individuals evacuated following the accident\ninvolving the Virgo Transport 8, which was carrying 243 people in the\nJava Sea waters as of Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Class A Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin,\nacting as SAR Mission Coordinator, I Putu Sudayana, stated in\nBanjarmasin on Sunday that the six deceased victims were evacuated by\nthe vessels TB Mauhaw IX and TB TCP, while all victims evacuated from\nthe MV Haida were reported safe.<\/p>\n
TB Mauhaw IX evacuated 16 people, consisting of 15 survivors and one\nfatality, while TB TCP successfully rescued 38 people, with a breakdown\nof 33 survivors and five fatalities from the accident site.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the MV Haida successfully evacuated 49 people from the\nVirgo Transport 8, all of whom were declared safe. This brings the total\nnumber of evacuated individuals to 103, comprising 97 survivors and six\nfatalities.<\/p>\n
The Virgo Transport 8 was reported to have lost contact in the Java\nSea waters on Sunday at 02:00 WITA, while sailing from Surabaya to\nBanjarmasin since Saturday, 12 September. Consequently, Basarnas has\nintensified search and rescue operations by deploying both air assets\nand joint SAR vessels.<\/p>\n
The 16 individuals evacuated by TB Mauhaw IX, including one fatality,\nwill be transported to Tuban Port according to the vessel\u2019s captain.\nMeanwhile, the 87 individuals evacuated by TB TCP and MV Haida will be\ntaken to Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
Joint SAR operations via sea and air continue to sweep the accident\nsite and search for other victims, as 140 people out of the total 243 on\nboard the Virgo Transport 8 have not yet been included in the list of\nevacuated victims.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/update-death-toll-rises-to-6-in-virgo-transport-8-ship-accident-1789289727", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }