Basarnas has stated that a total of 140 people are still being\nsearched for following the loss of contact with the Virgo Transport 8\nvessel in the Java Sea waters, since Sunday (13\/9) morning.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Class A Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, I\nPutu Sudayana, stated that according to preliminary data, there were a\ntotal of 243 people on board the KM Virgo Transport 8.<\/p>\n
He noted that from that total, 103 people have been successfully\nevacuated. Specifically, 16 people (including one fatality) were\nevacuated via TB Mauhaw IX, followed by 38 people via TB TCP and 49\npeople via MV Haida.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeanwhile, 140 others are still being searched for, and data is\nstill being confirmed by the team on the ground,\u201d he said in a written\nstatement on Sunday (13\/9).<\/p>\n
He explained that based on initial information received, the loss of\ncontact incident, caused by bad weather, is estimated to have occurred\nat 02:00 WITA.<\/p>\n
Sudayana stated that for this operation, his office has deployed\naerial searches via Helicopter HR-3601, as well as sea searches using KN\nSAR Laksamana 241, KN SAR 249 Permadi, KRI Nala, and KN Kunyit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe joint SAR team continues to carry out intensive searches by\nexpanding the search area around the location of the incident,\u201d\nexplained Sudaryana.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are optimising all available resources in this operation. The\nsafety of the victims is the top priority in every execution of the SAR\noperation,\u201d he added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/update-on-virgo-ship-lost-contact-in-java-sea-140-people-still-missing-1789286266", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }