One dead, 103 rescued as bad weather hits Indonesia ferry
One person has died and 103 have been rescued after a ferry carrying 243 people was hit by bad weather while sailing between Java and Borneo in Indonesia. Read More: https://punchng.com/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 Punch Nigeria and Punch.
The ferry, Virgo Transport 8, had departed from Surabaya in East Java and was headed to Banjarmasin. It lost contact with its shipping company early on Sunday. Rescuers battled waves of up to 2.5 metres to reach the ferry, as reported by The Korea Times.
The local search and rescue chief, I Putu Sudayana, confirmed the number of rescued passengers to be 103 and reported one death. DW English and DW News reported 140 people as still missing.
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