Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesia passenger ship, official says
- On Sunday, September 13, 2026, the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 capsized in the Java Sea while traveling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi confirmed.
- The captain reported the vessel was "tilting" after encountering rough seas with waves up to 3 meters before contact was lost early Sunday.
- More than 600 personnel from Basarnas and other agencies deployed 17 ships and aircraft, recovering six bodies and rescuing 107 passengers by Sunday afternoon while approximately 130 people remained missing.
- Distraught relatives gathered at Banjarmasin's Trisakti port command center, anxiously checking rescue lists as officials faced challenges verifying passenger counts due to manifest discrepancies.
- This incident follows three major Indonesian ferry emergencies since July, intensifying scrutiny of maritime safety in a nation relying on ferries across 17,000 islands where safety enforcement remains inconsistent.
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JAKARTA >> More than 600 Indonesian rescuers were searching for 129 people still missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea on the weekend, an official said on Monday, with the death toll steady at six.
Rescuers search for 130 people after Indonesia passenger ship flipped
Java Sea - Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 130 people from a passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after 113 others were evacuated, the country’s search and rescue agency said, adding that six people had died.
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An Indonesian passenger ship with 243 people on board ran into trouble during bad weather on the Java Sea. According to rescue services, 103 people were evacuated with the help of nearby boats. One passenger reportedly did not survive.
6 dead, nearly 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea
At least six people were killed and nearly 130 others are missing after an Indonesian passenger ferry capsized in rough seas in the Java Sea, according to local authorities. More than 100 people have been rescued. The Virgo Transport 8 was traveling from Surabaya, on the island of Java, to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan on […]
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