Basarnas has opened the option of sinking KM Virgo Transport 8, which\ncapsized in the Java Sea. The measure is being considered so that the\nvessel\u2019s position stops shifting, making the search for the 129 victims\nstill missing easier to carry out.<\/p>\n
Head of Basarnas Air Marshal Mohammad Syafii said the vessel\u2019s\ncurrent position could still change because it is capsized and floating.\nOn Monday, 14 September 2026, the wreck was said to have drifted about\n2.9 kilometres, or 1.6 nautical miles, from the original point of the\nincident.<\/p>\n
For that reason, one option that has emerged is to allow the vessel\nto sink to the seabed. This step is considered capable of making the\nvessel\u2019s position more stable.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a condition like this, from input from our colleagues in the\nNavy, it would actually be better if the vessel, if necessary, sinks so\nthat it stays still, because the vessel is located in what is actually\nshallow water, roughly at 30 metres,\u201d Mohammad Syafii told reporters,\nquoted on Tuesday, 15 September 2026.<\/p>\n
This option is closely linked to plans for an underwater search.\nBasarnas had previously prepared divers from the Navy and Kopaska to\nsearch for victims around and inside the vessel.<\/p>\n
However, the vessel\u2019s capsized and still-moving condition means\ndeploying divers carries its own risks. Besides sinking the vessel,\nBasarnas is also considering the option of turning the wreck over from\nits current inverted position.<\/p>\n
According to Syafii, righting the vessel could be one way to\nfacilitate the search operation while reducing the risk to divers.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause if we force it, as I mentioned earlier, a vessel in a\nfloating condition carries its own risks. Unless the vessel is in a\nnormal condition \u2014 for instance, if it sank due to a leak, only its tip\nremains \u2014 then if anything happens it would simply descend,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut if it is in an inverted position when the dive team enters, it\ncertainly carries its own risks, and the operation can only be carried\nout if it meets the requirements and safety first, meaning there is a\nguarantee of safety,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Basarnas also discussed another option: pulling or shifting the wreck\nto a specific location. However, this is no easy task given the vessel\u2019s\nsize and weight, compounded by unfavourable weather conditions.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/why-is-there-an-option-to-sink-km-virgo-this-is-basarnass-reason-1789458803", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }