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Procedural reasons delaying salvage work
The salvage operation for the KM 'Virgo Transport 8' has not yet been executed due to procedural reasons, said Namarin Director Siswanto Rusdi in a written statement in Jakarta on Oct 23. He said the case has been delayed by the shipping company's management, resulting in the ship's wreckage not being salvaged. Usually, a salvage team must wait for the Basarnas (National Search and Rescue Agency) to complete its task of evacuating the trapped passengers and may work only after the Basarnas has officially announced that they have finished searching for victims, but was still working to find dozens of passengers trapped in the hull.
Four suspects detained in South Kalimantan
Indonesian police have detained four suspects, including three shipping company officials, over the sinking of the 'Virgo Transport'. The suspects comprised the ferry’s captain, who was detained on Sep 25, and three officials of PT Virgo Karya Shipping, the ferry’s operator, who were taken into custody on Oct 4. The three company officials comprised an agent, an operations manager and the general manager of its Surabaya branch. The police were investigating the suspects under provisions of Indonesiass Shipping Law and Criminal Code relating to alleged negligence, participation and assistance in the accident. All four suspects were being held at the South Kalimantan Police detention facility, with the captain’s detention period running until Oct 14 and those of the three company officials until Oct 23. The investigation was not only directed at those who directly operated the vessel, but was also examining the involvement of company officials where evidence indicated possible participation or assistance in the accident. Investigators invoked provisions under the Shipping Law and the Criminal Code, including articles governing participation in and aiding a criminal offense. As of Oct 6, 108 people had survived, 82 had been confirmed dead and 53 remained missing.
SAR office waiting for wreck to be raised to search for missing victims
The team of the Banjarmasin Class A Search and Rescue Office was waiting for the wreck of the 'Virgo Transport 8' to be recovered to search for the remains of victims trapped inside the vessel. The diving efforts by the National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) have been suspended on Oct 3. The search results have been zero for the past three days. The decision to suspend the operation was made due to the deteriorating condition of the victims, making continued underwater operations ineffective under the current conditions. The recovery of the wreck was the responsibility of the PT Virgo Karya Shipping as ship owner, and it was hoped that it would promptly carry out the salvage operation. The search area continued to expand, including the waters of South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan. All SAR resources were mobilised to search for the possibility of finding new bodies of victims carried by the ocean currents to the shore. As of Oct 6, 190 people have been found, including 108 survivors and 82 fatalities. 53 people were still missing.
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