Six dead and search under way for 129 missing from Indonesian passenger ship

At least six people have died and 129 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.At least 108 people were rescued as the search operation expanded in waters around the vessel's last known position.The country's search and rescue agency said the Virgo Transport 8 ship set sail on Saturday from Surabaya, East Java, to the South Kalimantan city of Banjarmasin on Borneo before losing contact.The 390-ft ship was carrying 243 people, including 30 crew members, the agency said.The ship's captain had earlier reported rough seas with waves of up to 3m (10ft) before issuing a distress message saying the ship was tilting, according to I Putu Sudayana, who heads the Search and Rescue Office. Datawrapper This content is provided by Datawrapper, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Datawrapper cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options. Unfortunately we have been unable to veri...