Indonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizes

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

What happened

Officials say more than 600 rescuers battle stormy seas in search for missing people.

Key facts

  • Officials say more than 600 rescuers battle stormy seas in search for missing people.
  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:51:35 UTC.

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  1. Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea

  2. Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns

  3. Indonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizes

  4. Indonesia intensifies search for more than 120 missing after ferry capsizes in Java Sea

  5. Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes

  6. One person is dead and more than 30 missing after a passenger ferry sank off Vanuatu, officials say

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Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes

Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR