Virgo Transport 8 incident: Part of Banjarmasin Port becomes emergency coordination centre

A woman reacts upon learning that her relative is among the survivors of the Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, which met with an accident en route from Surabaya, East Java to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, at Trisakti Bandarmasih Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on Sept 13, 2026, after the passenger vessel was reported lost contact due to bad weather. One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather, rescue officials said. - Photo: AFP

JAKARTA: (Bernama) Indonesian authorities have turned part of Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, into an emergency coordination and reception centre following the Virgo Transport 8 incident in the Java Sea, according to local media reports.

Banjarmasin Class I Harbourmaster and Port Authority Office (KSOP) chief Heri Purwanto said the emergency post serves as a coordination centre for the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), port operator Pelindo, navigation authorities, the agent of the ship, and families of those on board.

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2026年9月13日，在南加里曼丹省班贾尔马辛的特里萨克蒂·班达尔马西港，一名女子得知自己的亲属是“维尔戈运输8号”客轮事故的幸存者之一时，情绪激动。这艘载有243人的客轮在从东爪哇泗水驶往南加里曼丹省班贾尔马辛的途中遭遇事故。据报道，该客轮因恶劣天气与外界失去联系。救援官员称，这艘往返于爪哇岛和婆罗洲之间的渡轮在周日遭遇恶劣天气，造成一人死亡，一百多人获救。——图片：法新社

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班贾尔马辛一级港务长兼港务局 (KSOP) 局长赫里·普尔万托表示，该应急站是国家搜救机构 (Basarnas)、港口运营商 Pelindo、航道管理机构、船舶代理人和船上人员家属的协调中心。

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