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Day after ferry overturns in Java Sea, Indonesia continues search for 129 missing

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Rescue teams in Indonesia are working tirelessly in the Java Sea to locate 129 individuals who have gone missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had 243 passengers aboard, disappeared on Sunday.

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  • Rescue teams in Indonesia are working tirelessly in the Java Sea to locate 129 individuals who have gone missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had 243 passengers aboard, disappeared on Sunday.
  • Reported by Times of India and published Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:13:11 UTC.

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

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

  3. Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes in the Java Sea

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

  5. Day after ferry overturns in Java Sea, Indonesia continues search for 129 missing

  6. Indonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsized

  7. Indonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea

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France 24

Indonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsized

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers including the coast guard and the navy raced on Monday to board a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend as they searched for 129 people still missing, officials said, with the confirmed death toll at six.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24