Search and rescue operations off the Java Sea have been extended for another seven days following the capsizing of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry. Indonesian Navy divers recovered three more bodies from inside the wreckage through a hull window, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine, while 126 passengers remain unaccounted for. As strong waves and severe underwater currents complicate search efforts, authorities and salvage teams have initiated plans to pull and turn the 119-meter vessel upright to allow emergency teams safer access inside the submerged chambers.


Indonesia ferry tragedy: Divers recover three bodies as 126 remain missing

Indonesian search and rescue teams have launched a major operation in the Java Sea after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, lost contact during severe weather. Sailing from Surabaya, Java to Banjarmasin, Borneo, the vessel went silent around 80 nautical miles off its destination. Nearby vessels and rescue teams managed to evacuate over 100 passengers amid heavy swells, as authorities race against time to locate remaining survivors in stormy seas.


Breaking: Indonesian ferry carrying 243 people loses contact in stormy waters 

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