WorldPingIndonesian rescuers said 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.
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Six dead and search under way for 130 missing from Indonesian passenger ship
Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people loses contact in Java Sea, search underway
Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for at least 129 missing
Six dead, over 100 missing after Indonesian passenger ship hits bad weather in Java Sea
Search underway for 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say
Six killed, 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizes
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Read the full report at NPRIndonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.
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WorldPingAt least six people have died and 130 people are still missing after a passenger ship in Indonesia carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea during bad weather, officials say.
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Six people have been killed and 130 remain missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea off Indonesia.
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WorldPingSearch and rescue agency says 107 people brought to safety from vessel hit by bad weather in Java Sea Rescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and 130 others were missing on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the islands of Jav…
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The ship was carrying about 240 people and lost contact early Sunday. A total of 113 people have been rescued so far, including six who then died.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Washington Post
WorldPingThe 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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