One dead, 103 rescued as bad weather hits Indonesia ferry

A ferry carrying 243 people was hit by bad weather while sailing between Java and Borneo in Indonesia. One person died and 103 were rescued, according to The Korea Times and Punch. The ferry, Virgo Transport 8, had departed from Surabaya in East Java and was headed to Banjarmasin.

Rescue officials reported that the vessel lost contact with its shipping company early on Sunday. Rescuers battled waves of up to 2.5 metres to reach the ferry, with the local search and rescue chief I Putu Sudayana describing the conditions as "extremely risky".

The incident occurred in the Java Sea, around 150 kilometres from its destination. DW English reported that 140 people are still missing, while other outlets put the number of rescued people at 103, with one confirmed death.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, The Korea Times, DW English (Top Stories), DW News, Euronews — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.