WorldPingHundreds 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.
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Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
Indonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizes
Indonesia intensifies search for more than 120 missing after ferry capsizes in Java Sea
Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes in the Java Sea
One person is dead and more than 30 missing after a passenger ferry sank off Vanuatu, officials say
Indonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsized
Indonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea
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WorldPingThe search for survivors of a capsized ferry in Indonesia has intensified as 17 ships and aircraft from the military, police and other agencies were deployed…
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WorldPingIndonesian 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
WorldPingIndonesian rescue teams on Monday deployed specialised underwater teams and navy-operated underwater drones as the search for more than 120 people missing in the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsizing intensified.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
Officials say more than 600 rescuers battle stormy seas in search for missing people.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingOne person is dead and more than 30 missing after a passenger ferry sank off Vanuatu, officials say…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
WorldPingIndonesian rescuers say about 129 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
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