153 Passengers Evacuated After Virgo Ship Goes Missing in the Java Sea

A joint team has evacuated passengers from the Virgo Transport 8 vessel, which lost contact in the waters of the Java Sea while travelling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin. According to the latest data, 153 passengers are currently in the process of being evacuated.

Reported on Sunday (13/09/2026), the last known location of the Virgo ship was 80 nautical miles, or approximately a five-hour journey, from the Basirih SAR Pier in Banjarmasin. The evacuation efforts are being led by Basarnas (National Search and Rescue Agency), supported by vessels located near the incident site, including KM Haida, MT Mauhan, and TB TCP.

The following is the list of evacuation vessels and the number of victims:

TB TCP vessel: 1 person saved, 5 fatalities.

MT Mauhan vessel: 14 people saved, 1 person seriously injured, 1 fatality.

MV Haida vessel: 69 people saved.

KM Cahaya Bahari vessel: 62 people saved.

Previously, as of 12:00 WITA, Basarnas Banjarmasin reported that 103 people had been evacuated, a figure which included six fatalities.

The evacuation process is being directly monitored by the Minister of Transportation, Dudy Purwaghandy, at the Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin. While some passengers were initially reported to be heading for evacuation to Tuban, East Java, the latest information indicates that all passengers are being evacuated to Banjarmasin.