A general station reporter learned from Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Service that on October 2, local time, the Indonesian “Virgo Transport 8” passenger ship accident search and rescue operation continued. As of 8:00 p.m. on the same day, 108 of the 243 people on board had survived, 80 had died, and the whereabouts of 55 people were still unknown.

A general station reporter learned from Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Service that on October 2, local time, the Indonesian “Virgo Transport 8” passenger ship accident search and rescue operation continued. As of 8:00 p.m. on the same day, 108 of the 243 people on board had survived, 80 had died, and the whereabouts of 55 people were still unknown.