Ferry accident revives Indonesia’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ myth渡轮事故重提印尼“百慕大三角”传说
JAKARTA: The waters around the Masalembu Islands between Java and Borneo Islands are known for their powerful currents, which may disrupt sailing vessels when combined with strong seasonal winds and high waves.
The Virgo Transport, an eight-passenger ship that capsized on Sunday in the waters of the Masalembu Islands in East Java, appears in this still image from a video. - Reuters via Handout/National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas)
JAKARTA: The waters around the Masalembu Islands between Java and Borneo Islands are known for their powerful currents, which may disrupt sailing vessels when combined with strong seasonal winds and high waves.
The accident involving the Virgo Transport 8 ferry has renewed attention to the waters around the Masalembu Islands, which is often dubbed Indonesia’s “Bermuda Triangle” for being the location of multiple fatal incidents in the past decades.
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周日，载有八名乘客的“维尔戈运输号”（Virgo Transport）客轮在东爪哇马萨伦布群岛附近海域倾覆。这张视频截图显示了该船的影像。——路透社供图/国家搜救局（Basarnas）
雅加达：爪哇岛和婆罗洲之间的马萨伦布群岛周围海域以其强劲的水流而闻名，当强劲的季节性风和巨浪叠加时，可能会扰乱帆船航行。
Virgo Transport 8 号渡轮事故再次引发人们对马萨伦布群岛附近水域的关注，该水域因在过去几十年中发生多起致命事故而被称为印度尼西亚的“百慕大三角”。
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