The company operating KM Virgo will bear the full cost of returning the bodies of victims from the vessel, which capsized at sea, according to detikNews. The announcement covers the repatriation of cr
The National Police's helicopter unit evacuated bodies from KM Virgo Transport 8 at a distance of 30 nautical miles from shore, tribratanews.metro.polri.go.id reported. Two of the bodies were sent bac
President Prabowo has stressed that the cause of the KM Virgo Transport 8 accident must be investigated, Kompas.com reported.
In Pamekasan, a woman six months pregnant wept as she received the body of a crew member, detikNews reported, one of the families now mourning victims of the sinking.
The repatriation arrangement means the operator will cover the logistics of bringing the deceased home, removing that burden from grieving families. The evacuations, carried out far from the coastline
Investigators have yet to publicly state what caused the vessel to overturn. The president's instruction for a probe signals that authorities intend to establish how the accident happened, though no f
What to watch next: whether investigators release preliminary findings on the cause of the capsizing, and how many victims' remains are ultimately returned to their families.
Operator of the capsized KM Virgo will pay to return victims' bodies as Indonesian authorities investigate the cause of