Divers Enter Wreck of Capsized Virgo Ferry in Java Sea
Six Basarnas divers plunged into the wreckage of Virgo Transport 8 in the Masalembo waters on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, to search for missing victims.
Six divers from the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas Special Group) have entered the wreckage of the capsized Virgo Transport 8 ferry in the Java Sea on Sunday, September 20, 2026, to locate victims. The underwater search is focused on recovering victims believed to be trapped inside the vessel, with the rescue ship KN SAR Kamajaya conducting a surface sweep to assist the divers.
Basarnas Chief M. Syafii assured that rescue crews will exhaust all efforts in their search for the missing, while emphasizing the priority of diver safety throughout the mission. The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 243 passengers and crew when it departed Surabaya, East Java, for Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on September 12, 2026, and was spotted capsized in the Masalembo waters of the Java Sea after losing radio contact on September 13, 2026.
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