DVI Team Identifies Five Victims of Virgo Ship from East Java

Banjarmasin (ANTARA) – The South Kalimantan Police Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team today identified five people who died when the Virgo Transport 8 sank. All five were from East Java.

“They are all men, identified through a series of examinations and cross-checks, including DNA sample results,” said South Kalimantan Police Medical and Health Division head Senior Commissioner Dr Much Sofwan at Bhayangkara Hospital in Banjarmasin on Monday.

The five victims were Warmin, 41, from Nganjuk, East Java; Sukardi, 51, from Tulungagung, East Java; Ponco Budi Raharjo, 46, from Banyuwangi, East Java; Agus Ribut Setyo Budi, 48, from Malang, East Java; and M. Abdul Rosyid, 28, from Jember, East Java.

With these five additional identifications, the total number of bodies identified has reached 77.

Five of the 82 bodies received by Bhayangkara Hospital in Banjarmasin have yet to be identified.

South Kalimantan Police public relations head Senior Commissioner Nur Khamid added that the joint search and rescue team was still looking for 53 people from the Virgo who have been missing since the ship sank in the Java Sea on 13 September 2026.

A total of 190 people have been found: 108 survivors and 82 people who died, out of 243 passengers and crew aboard the Virgo.