At least 6 dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say

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Shalvey, K., & Mulyanto, R. (2026, September 13). At least 6 dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/International/6-dead-130-missing-after-indonesian-ferry-capsizes/story?id=136400801

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On Sunday, September 13, a ferry named Virgo Transport 8 capsized in severe weather conditions in the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia, leaving about 130 people missing after carrying more than 240 passengers and crew from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin on Borneo Island. At least 107 people were rescued and six bodies recovered as rescue teams battled waves up to 3 meters (9.8 feet) high. The ship’s captain had reported rough seas before issuing a distress call, indicating the vessel was listing heavily.

Rescue operations involved deploying eight vessels, including naval ships and helicopters, from Banjarmasin's Search and Rescue Office in response to the incident. Indonesian Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi confirmed that while the ferry had capsized, it had not sunk based on observations by helicopter crews, but officials were still investigating whether natural conditions, technical issues, or human error caused the disaster.

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🔮 "We cannot yet determine whether the victims are still inside the vessel or whether they may be some distance away from the location of the vessel," Dudy Purwagandhi, Indonesia's transport minister, told reporters during a press conference in Banjarmasin, in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, where he was monitoring the ship's evacuation.
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Topics

Borneo Indonesia Indonesian KUALA LUMPUR LONDON

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Borneo GPE · 2× Indonesia GPE · 2× Banjarmasin GPE · 1× Dudy Purwagandhi PERSON · 1× Indonesian NORP · 1× Java GPE · 1× KUALA LUMPUR GPE · 1× LONDON GPE · 1× South Kalimantan GPE · 1× the Directorate General of Sea Transportation ORG · 1×

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Officials with the Directorate General of Sea Transportation said in a statement that they were still working to determine the cause of the incident and whether it had been due to "natural factors, technical factors or human factors." Ships and a helicopter have been deployed to search for survivors, officials said.
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🔮 "We cannot yet determine whether the victims are still inside the vessel or whether they may be some distance away from the location of the vessel," Dudy Purwagandhi, Indonesia's transport minister, told reporters during a press conference in Banjarmasin, in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, where he was monitoring the ship's evacuation.
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At least 6 dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say · assertive framing

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At least 6 dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say Officials said the ferry was carrying 243 people between Java and Borneo. asserted
ferry → miss → Java
A ferry carrying scores of people capsized in severe weather in the Java Sea on Sunday, leaving at least six people dead and 130 others unaccounted, local officials said. asserted
officials → carry → people
The ship, the Virgo Transport 8, was carrying 243 people between Java and Borneo when it lost contact, officials said. asserted
officials → carry → contact
At least 107 of those on board had been safely evacuated. asserted
107 → evacuate → board
"We cannot yet determine whether the victims are still inside the vessel or whether they may be some distance away from the location of the vessel," Dudy Purwagandhi, Indonesia's transport minister, told reporters during a press conference in Banjarmasin, in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, where he was monitoring the ship's evacuation. uncertain
he → determine → evacuation
Officials with the Directorate General of Sea Transportation said in a statement that they were still working to determine the cause of the incident and whether it had been due to "natural factors, technical factors or human factors." Ships and a helicopter have been deployed to search for survivors, officials said. asserted
officials → say → survivors
A video released by the National Search and Rescue Agency, BASARNAS, showed what appeared to be survivors in orange life-rafts being rescued from the sea. asserted
what → release → sea
Another video showed those others who had been rescued on board another ship receiving first aid. asserted
who → show → aid
The incident follows a separate ferry fire off Madura Island last month that killed five people. asserted
that → follow → people
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