The Indonesian government will continue searching on Monday for 125 people who remain missing after the passenger vessel “Virgo Transport 8” sank in the Java Sea last week. The death toll from the incident has risen to 10.
Sea-news.az reports citing Seanews.az, reports that the vessel was on a 20-hour voyage from Surabaya to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province when it capsized on September 13 amid adverse weather conditions.
A total of 243 people were on board, including 30 crew members. So far, 108 people have been rescued, while the deaths of 10 people have been confirmed.
Strong currents hampered the search-and-rescue operation carried out on Sunday. On Monday, the search-and-rescue agency will deploy a remotely operated underwater vehicle inside the vessel to help guide divers during the operation.
The search operation has been extended for another week due to the large number of people still missing and the time required to return the capsized vessel to its previous position.
