Indonesian Ferry Capsizes in Java Sea, Hundreds Missing

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Indonesian Ferry Capsizes in Java Sea, Hundreds Missing

The passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 capsized or lost contact in bad weather in the Java Sea. Rescue efforts recovered survivors and bodies while more than 100 people remained missing.

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At Least 129 Missing After Indonesian Passenger Ship Capsizes

BANJARMASIN, Indonesia—At least six people died and another 129 are still missing after an Indonesian passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during bad weather early on Sunday, the search and rescue agency said. Crews managed to rescue 108 people from the Virgo Transport 8 ship and were still searching for any other survivors, the [...]

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Indonesian rescue crews searching for 140 people after ferry hit bad weather

More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo ⁠Transport 8 ship, including one who died

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Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian ferry overturns

A ferry overturned in bad weather in Indonesia's Java Sea on Sunday, leaving about 130 passengers and crew missing, rescuers said. At least 107 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered as the search operation expanded around the vessel's last known position.

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Search underway after Indonesian passenger ship carrying more than 240 people loses contact

Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation Sunday local time after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan province, officials said.

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Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people loses contact in Java Sea, search underway

The Virgo Transport 8 vanished crossing the Java Sea with 240 people aboard en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering an urgent search.

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