Indonesian rescuers plan to right capsized ship as weather hampers search for 129 missing people
Rescuers will assess equipment to turn the overturned vessel upright, with 129 people still missing and underwater dives halted by 7-knot currents.
- On Thursday, Indonesian rescuers plan to assess methods for righting the capsized KM Virgo Transport 8 in the Java Sea to search for 129 missing people; the vessel capsized Sunday carrying 243 passengers.
- Basarnas Head Mohammad Syafii is involving the ship owner to remove the wreckage under Shipping Law requirements; while regulations allow up to 180 days, officials must accelerate victim recovery efforts.
- Navy divers withdrew from underwater searches Wednesday as currents reached nearly 7 knots, exceeding the 1.5-knot safety threshold; the ship lies around 150 km from Banjarmasin port in around 29 metres deep water.
- As of Wednesday, Basarnas confirmed 114 victims found—108 survivors and Six fatalities—while salvage operations to upright the vessel are expected to take about 24 hours.
- Evidence recovered during future dives will be provided to the National Transportation Safety Committee for investigation, supporting ongoing victim evacuation efforts at the earliest opportunity.
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Indonesian rescuers plan to right capsized ship as weather hampers search for 129 missing people
Indonesian rescuers plan to try to right a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea last weekend as persistent strong currents and big waves prevent them from making an underwater search of the overturned vessel for the 129 people still missing.
Basarnas emphasized that, based on the provisions of the Shipping Law, ship owners are responsible for moving or lifting the wreck of an accident ship.
Basarnas (National Search and Rescue Agency) confirmed that the Virgo Transport 8 ship sank in the Java Sea. The search for 129 people remains ongoing.
Basarnas emphasized that the ship owner has an obligation to move or lift the wreck of the Virgo Transport 8 ship which had an accident on Sunday, September 13.
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