Indonesia, Oct. 6 -- Head of the Banjarmasin Class A Search and Rescue Office I Putu Sudayana said his team is waiting for the wreck of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry to be recovered to search for the remains of victims trapped inside the capsized and sunken vessel.

"Diving efforts have been suspended, we are still waiting for the ship to be recovered," he said at Bhayangkara Hospital in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on Tuesday.

According to him, the salvage operation, or the recovery of the wreck of the sunken ship in the Java Sea, is the responsibility of the agent or ship owner, in this case PT Virgo Karya Shipping.

Therefore, Sudayana hopes the ship owner will promptly carry out the salvage operation, as previously stated by PT Virgo...