103 Victims of Virgo Ship Missing in Java Sea Evacuated, Details Provided

The Banjarmasin Basarnas Office has announced that 104 out of a total of 243 people have been evacuated from the sea after the Virgo Transport 8 vessel was declared missing. The victims were evacuated using several different ships.

The Head of the Class A Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, I Putu Sudayana, stated that his team is continuing search and rescue efforts via both sea and air.

“We are optimising all available resources in this operation. The safety of the victims is the top priority in every SAR operation,” Putu said in a written statement on Sunday (13/09/2026).

The following are the details of the vessels that evacuated the 103 victims of the Virgo Transport 8:

• TB Mauhaw IX: 16 people (15 survived, one deceased)

• TB TCP: 38 people (all survived)

• MV Haida: 49 people (all survived).

The Virgo Transport 8 was reported to have lost contact during its journey from Surabaya to Banjarmasin in the early hours of Sunday (13/09). The vessel lost contact after encountering severe weather conditions.