Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesia passenger ship, official says
Rescuers said bad weather and a communication failure preceded the capsize, and 103 people were evacuated while one passenger died.
- On Sunday, September 13, 2026, the Virgo Transport 8 lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin with 243 people aboard, prompting Indonesian authorities to launch a search operation.
- The vessel's operator, PT Virgo Yoel Rihi, reported the loss of contact after the ship encountered bad weather during its journey; the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office received the report at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday.
- Rescuers deployed a helicopter and ships toward the vessel's last known position in the Java Sea, approximately 148 kilometers from a pier in Banjarmasin, to locate the remaining passengers.
- I Putu Sudayana, head of the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office, confirmed that 103 people were evacuated, though one of the rescued passengers died as the search continued for the remaining crew and passengers.
- This incident underscores persistent safety challenges in Indonesia's maritime sector, where inconsistent enforcement across an archipelago of 17,000 islands has contributed to recurring ferry accidents in recent months.
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The ship was carrying 243 people between Surabaya and Banjarmasin when he returned early Sunday morning. Rescue operations were slowed down by waves up to 2.5 metres highSix people died, 129 people were still missing on Sunday and 108 were rescued after the capsizing of a ferry, connecting the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo, due to poor weather conditions, reported rescue services and transportation officials.The ship, Virgo Transport 8, …
Six people died and 130 still missing on Sunday after a ferry capsized due to poor weather conditions.
More than a hundred people have already been rescued. The authorities have launched a coordinated search operation.
One dead as ship stricken near Java
One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued yesterday after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather, rescue officials said. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 passengers and crew, had lost contact with its shipping company early yesterday af
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Six people died and 129 were reported missing after the capsizing of a ferry between Java and Borneo, Indonesia, reported rescue on Sunday.
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