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Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
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Crews recovered the bodies of two missing crew members from the Nghi Quan 19 tugboat that sank off Nam Du Island after severe weather on September 10, while one crew member had already been rescued. The search and recovery operations involved Coast Guard Region 4, Naval Region 5, Ship 526 and other vessels, overcoming rough seas and limited visibility.
Virgo Transport 8 capsized in the Java Sea after a 2 a.m. distress call; at least 108 rescued, six dead, about 129 missing from a 243-person manifest.
The United States has finalized steep anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia and Laos, with India facing AD 123.04% and CVD 126.09% (Indonesia and Laos rates vary up to 173.7% and 153.67% respectively). The USITC will issue a final injury determination on October 14, 2026; if it finds injury, duties would be formally ordered by early November, impacting Indian exporters and potentially prompting shifts to other markets as the investigation concludes.
Indonesia experienced multiple earthquakes around the Banda Sea and Maluku in September, including a 6.2-magnitude event off Maluku at about 140–143 km deep and a deep 6.2 quake near Java at 376 km, with no damage or tsunami alerts reported. The country previously faced a devastating 7.7-magnitude quake on August 15 that killed hundreds and caused widespread damage.
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