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Indonesia Ferry Sinking Leaves Dozens Missing as Rescue Efforts Continue
(MENAFN) At least 128 people remain unaccounted for after a passenger ferry sank in Indonesia’s Java Sea, while rescue teams have recovered 109 survivors and confirmed six deaths, according to authorities on Tuesday.
The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said 115 of the 243 people aboard the Virgo Transport 8 had been located, including both passengers and crew members. The vessel went down in the early hours of Sunday in waters near Tanjung Selatan in South Kalimantan, close to Masalembu Island.
Authorities in South Kalimantan are making arrangements to return rescued passengers to their hometowns once they are considered medically and psychologically fit to travel. Many of those who survived have expressed a desire to leave the area and return home as soon as possible.
“After we asked them, most of the survivors said they wanted to return home quickly,” South Kalimantan Governor Muhidin said.
Officials are also assisting survivors who lost identification documents during the sinking. Those passengers are being helped to secure police certificates required to obtain airline tickets for their journey home.
Fifteen survivors remain under medical care at hospitals in Banjarmasin. Six are being treated at Ulin Regional General Hospital, seven at Bhayangkara Hospital and two at Sultan Suriansyah Hospital.
A further 59 passengers who were found to be in stable condition have been placed temporarily in accommodation arranged by the provincial government while authorities coordinate their return.
Meanwhile, search and rescue teams continue to comb the waters for the passengers and crew members who remain missing. Basarnas is working alongside other Indonesian agencies as efforts continue to locate additional survivors and recover those still unaccounted for.
The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said 115 of the 243 people aboard the Virgo Transport 8 had been located, including both passengers and crew members. The vessel went down in the early hours of Sunday in waters near Tanjung Selatan in South Kalimantan, close to Masalembu Island.
Authorities in South Kalimantan are making arrangements to return rescued passengers to their hometowns once they are considered medically and psychologically fit to travel. Many of those who survived have expressed a desire to leave the area and return home as soon as possible.
“After we asked them, most of the survivors said they wanted to return home quickly,” South Kalimantan Governor Muhidin said.
Officials are also assisting survivors who lost identification documents during the sinking. Those passengers are being helped to secure police certificates required to obtain airline tickets for their journey home.
Fifteen survivors remain under medical care at hospitals in Banjarmasin. Six are being treated at Ulin Regional General Hospital, seven at Bhayangkara Hospital and two at Sultan Suriansyah Hospital.
A further 59 passengers who were found to be in stable condition have been placed temporarily in accommodation arranged by the provincial government while authorities coordinate their return.
Meanwhile, search and rescue teams continue to comb the waters for the passengers and crew members who remain missing. Basarnas is working alongside other Indonesian agencies as efforts continue to locate additional survivors and recover those still unaccounted for.
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