Search and rescue operation ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 individuals on board, misplaced contact with its operator.
Revealed On 13 Sep 2026
One individual has died and 102 have been evacuated from an Indonesian passenger ferry that misplaced contact within the Java Sea throughout a storm, an official stated.
The Virgo Transport 8, with 243 individuals on board, misplaced contact with its operator within the early hours of Sunday, in line with Indonesia’s search and rescue company.
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It had sailed from Surabaya on the Indonesian island of Java on Saturday and was heading for Banjarmasin, a port metropolis on Borneo.
Rescuers are trying to find the remaining passengers and crew.
The ship encountered tough climate, stated I Putu Sudayana, head of the native search and rescue workplace in Banjarmasin.
The ferry’s final identified place was within the Java Sea, about 81 nautical miles (150km) from Banjarmasin, the AFP information company reported.
Rescue ships and a helicopter have been looking the world, the place Sudayana stated waves as excessive as 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) have hampered the operation.
“This can be very dangerous for vessels. Even our Basarnas vessel, which is 40 metres [131 feet] lengthy, is at nice danger,” Sudayana informed reporters, referring to the nation’s search and rescue company.
Final month, a hearth on a ferry crusing between Bali and Lombok killed one individual and left 5 lacking. In July, a ferry carrying greater than 70 individuals sank close to Selayar Island, south of Sulawesi.
