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Six dead, 107 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea

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What happened

Ships and helicopters are searching for the remaining 130 missing people from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.

Key facts

  • Ships and helicopters are searching for the remaining 130 missing people from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.
  • Reported by BBC News and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:42:08 UTC.

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Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Six dead and search under way for 130 missing from Indonesian passenger ship

  2. One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM’s office says

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

  4. Search underway for about 140 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns

  5. Six dead, 107 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea

  6. Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing

  7. 130 missing after Indonesian ferry sinks in Java Sea; 107 rescued, 6 dead - video

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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 Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a ⁠passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea ​after 103 othe…

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian