Indonesia, Sept. 22 -- The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) and a joint team are informing coastal communities in Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, and around Java Island to report any sightings of missing victims from the Virgo Transport 8 ferry accident.

Head of the Banjarmasin Class A Search and Rescue (SAR) Office and the SAR Mission Coordinator, I Putu Sudayana, on Tuesday said the information dissemination with coastal communities is part of the SAR effort, running alongside the joint team's search operations at the wreck of the vessel, which sank in the Java Sea.

The agency is also broadcasting information to vessels via electronic alerts and maritime notices, ensuring that any party encountering a victim can immed...