Joint SAR team evacuates 22 survivors from KMP Virgo Transport 8 incident

Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) personnel moved survivors from the passenger vessel KMP Virgo Transport 8 from a fast patrol boat of the Banjarmasin Naval Base at Tri Sakti Port, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on Tuesday (15/9/2026).

The joint SAR team evacuated a total of 22 surviving passengers who had been held up at sea after being hampered by high waves. The evacuation was carried out by transferring them between two vessels, followed by the use of a fast patrol boat to accelerate the evacuation process towards Banjarmasin.