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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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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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Six dead and 129 missing leave the overturn of a ferry in Indonesia for bad weather. Waves of 2.5 meters made rescue work difficult.
Authorities have managed to rescue 108 people from the wrecked vessel in the Java Sea
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