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Search Efforts Continue for Victims of KM Virgo Transport 8 Sinking
Joint rescue teams have recovered 14 bodies from the sunken KM Virgo Transport 8, with 93 passengers still missing.
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Government agencyIndonesia
Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi
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Business overview
Company backgroundKomite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) is an independent institution in Indonesia responsible for conducting investigations of transportation accidents by systematically collecting, processing, analyzing, and presenting data.
KNKT operates under the President of Indonesia and is coordinated by the Minister of Transportation, with its funding provided through the national budget via the ministry responsible for transportation. The agency's duties include investigating transportation accidents, providing recommendations to related parties, and advising the President to improve transportation safety.
KNKT is a non-structural government agency established by Presidential Decree and functions independently to ensure objectivity and accuracy in accident investigations. The Secretariat of KNKT is administratively under the Ministry of Transportation but functionally reports to KNKT, supporting its investigative tasks.
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