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Search underway for 140 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns

Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea. Grouped from 7 articles across 7 sources.

7 reports7 sourcesSep 13, 2026, 7:39 AM
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CBS NewsSep 13, 2026, 7:39 AM

Search underway for 140 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns

Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.

Al JazeeraSep 13, 2026, 6:36 AM

Rescuers search for 140 people after Indonesian passenger ship sinks

Search and rescue ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator.

Sky NewsSep 13, 2026, 3:34 AM

Search for 140 people missing from Indonesian passenger ship

Around 140 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.

Fox NewsSep 13, 2026, 3:55 AM

Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people loses contact in Java Sea, search underway

The Virgo Transport 8 vanished crossing the Java Sea with 240 people aboard en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering an urgent search.

ABC NewsSep 13, 2026, 4:58 AM

Search underway after Indonesian passenger ship carrying hundreds loses contact

Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island

DWSep 13, 2026, 6:29 AM

Indonesia rescuers search for 140 people after ferry sinks

The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea and had departed from the city of Surabaya when it ran into bad weather. Officials say one person is dead and 140 are still missing.

ABC AustraliaSep 13, 2026, 5:46 AM

One dead, 140 missing as passenger ship hits bad weather

Communication was lost with an Indonesian passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea. Rescuers say 103 have been evacuated

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