CREDIT: BASARNAS/AP
Posted on 09/13/2026 10:47:10 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The ferry, with more than 240 people on board, was traveling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, on Borneo Island, officials said.
The captain had reported rough seas with waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) before issuing a distress call, saying the ship was listing, said I Putu Sudayana, who heads the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office. Authorities later received information indicating the vessel had overturned.
The rescue agency in Banjarmasin said it received a report two hours after contact was lost with the Virgo Transport 8 at about 2 a.m. Sunday.
A rescue ship was headed to the vessel's last known position, the agency said, and by Sunday afternoon authorities were deploying teams supported by a dozen vessels, including four navy ships, and two helicopters.
CREDIT: BASARNAS/AP
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“Was that wrong? Should the ship not have done that?”
— Captain George Costanza
There’s got to be a morning after.
“The ship’s manifest said it was carrying 243 people — 213 passengers and 30 crew members — although it is common in Indonesia for the number of passengers to differ from the manifest.”
Yeah sure it was 230 people.
My money’s on the total being more like a thousand people.
CANNOT FOOL MOTHER NATURE
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