Indonesia sunken Virgo 8 ferry tragedy: Rescuers find three more bodies, but 122 people remain missing

This handout photo, taken and released on Monday, September 21, 2026, by Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows search and rescue personnel hoisting a body bag containing a victim of the MV Virgo Transport 8 in the Java Sea off South Kalimantan. The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 213 passengers and 30 crew when it lost contact with its shipping company after departing from Indonesia's second city of Surabaya on Java island, headed for Banjarmasin on Borneo. -- AFP

JAKARTA (Bernama): Indonesian divers recovered three more bodies from inside the sunken Virgo Transport 8 ferry on Monday, bringing the death toll to 13, as the search and rescue (SAR) operation entered its ninth day.

National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) chief Mohammad Syafii said divers from the Basarnas Special Group (BSG) recovered the bodies from the ill-fated vessel at 9.04 am, 9.13 am, and 2.24 pm local time.

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这张由印尼搜救机构（BASARNAS）于2026年9月21日（星期一）拍摄并发布的照片​​显示，搜救人员正在爪哇海南加里曼丹附近海域吊起装有“维尔戈运输8号”（MV Virgo Transport 8）货轮遇难者遗体的裹尸袋。“维尔戈运输8号”货轮载有213名乘客和30名船员，从印尼第二大城市爪哇岛泗水出发，前往婆罗洲的班贾尔马辛，途中与船公司失去联系。——法新社

雅加达（马新社）：周一，印尼潜水员从沉没的“维戈运输8号”渡轮内部又打捞出三具遗体，使死亡人数上升至13人，搜救行动已进入第九天。

国家搜救局（Basarnas）局长穆罕默德·沙菲表示，Basarnas 特别小组（BSG）的潜水员分别于当地时间上午 9 点 04 分、9 点 13 分和下午 2 点 24 分从失事船只上打捞出遇难者遗体。

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