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Kapal Feri Terbalik di Laut Jawa, Sedikitnya 6 Tewas dan 129 Hilang
Sebuah kapal feri yang membawa 243 orang terbalik di lautan ganas di Laut Jawa, Indonesia, menewaskan sedikitnya enam orang dan menyisakan sekitar 129 orang belum ditemukan, dengan 108 penyintas berhasil diselamatkan sejauh ini saat otoritas mengerahkan 17 kapal dan pesawat untuk mencari di perairan tempat kapal itu tenggelam.
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Sebuah kapal feri terbalik di Laut Jawa pada Minggu dini hari setelah terjebak cuaca buruk, menewaskan sedikitnya enam orang dan menyisakan sekitar 129 orang hilang, kata pejabat Indonesia. Kapal tersebut, Virgo Transport 8, membawa 243 orang dalam rute dari Surabaya di Jawa Timur menuju Banjarmasin di provinsi Kalimantan Selatan di Kalimantan, ketika kehilangan kontak dengan otoritas sekitar pukul 2 pagi.
Kapal tersebut telah miring di lautan ganas dengan gelombang mencapai tiga meter sebelum terbalik di perairan Masalembo, sekitar 148 kilometer dari Banjarmasin. Upaya pencarian dan penyelamatan diintensifkan pada Senin saat 17 kapal dan pesawat dari militer, polisi, dan lembaga lain Indonesia dikerahkan ke area tersebut. Sedikitnya 108 orang di kapal telah berhasil dievakuasi dengan selamat sejauh ini, meski pejabat memperingatkan jumlah korban tewas dapat bertambah saat tim terus mencari di perairan bagi mereka yang masih belum ditemukan.
Key facts
- The ferry Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, capsized in the Java Sea early Sunday
- It was sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin on Borneo when it lost contact around 2 a.m.
- The ship overturned in rough seas with waves up to three meters in the Masalembo waters
- At least six people are confirmed dead and about 129 remain missing
- 108 survivors have been rescued; 17 ships and aircraft are involved in the search
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