Safety
KM Virgo Transport 8: 52 confirmed dead, 83 missing after Java Sea sinking
On day 13 of the search, Indonesia's Basarnas reported 108 survivors, 52 dead and 83 still missing from the 243 people on the manifest of KM Virgo Transport 8.
Source: ANTARA News (opens in a new tab)
Indonesia's search and rescue agency Basarnas said on 25 September that, on the 13th day of operations after KM Virgo Transport 8 sank in the Java Sea near Masalembo, 160 people had been found: 108 alive and 52 dead. A further 83 of the 243 people on the manifest were still being sought, with divers recovering victims from the wreck.