Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes

Indonesian authorities have intensified efforts to find dozens of people missing a day after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry overturned in the Java SeaByIMAN SATRIA Associated PressSeptember 13, 2026, 11:39 PMBANJARMASIN, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for dozens of people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea previous day.At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing.The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying more than 240 people when its captain issued a distress call, saying the ship was listing in rough seas with waves of up to three meters (10 feet), while traveling from Surabaya in East Java province to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, on Borneo Island.Contact was lost with the ferry at about 2 a.m. Sunday, and about two hours later authorities received infomration that the vessel had overturned in the Java Sea’s Masalembo waters, about 148 kilometers (92 miles) from Banjarmasin.Videos released by the National Search and Rescue Agency on Sunday showed an overturned ferry floating in choppy waters during a helicopter search operation.On Monday, 17 ships and aircraft were deployed for the search c...