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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Massive search underway in Java Sea following ferry capsize that left at least 6 dead, 100’s missing
Rescuers expanded search operations across the Java Sea on Sunday after a passenger ship overturned in high seas, leaving at least six people dead and around 130 others unaccounted for. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying more than The post Massive search underway in Java Sea following ferry capsize that left at least 6 dead, 100’s missing appeared first on KLBJ-AM - Austin, TX.
The Indonesian emergency teams have located with the sunken deck and the hull floating the passenger ship whose shipwreck on Sunday morning leaves six dead, 129 missing and 108 rescued, according to the provisional balance published on Monday.Aerial images taken by the National Agency for Search and Rescue (Basarnas) show the boat, in which 243 people (213 passengers and 30 crew members were travelling), practically sunk with the waves hitting t…
Indonesia races to find 129 missing after Java Sea ferry capsizes
Indonesia intensified its search operation on 14 September for 129 people still missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in rough seas in the Java Sea the previous day. By then, 108 survivors had been rescued and six bodies recovered.
On the Java Sea the ship Virgo Transport 8 with 243 people on board got into severe storms. 130 people are still missing.
Search underway for about 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers say about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. At least 107 people were rescued and the…
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