Indonesia rescuers battle turbulent seas in search for 129 people after passenger ship capsizes

Indonesian rescuers are battling turbulent seas in their search for 129 people missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, went missing in bad weather early on Sunday, with the confirmed death toll at six. The rescue agency has deployed 622 personnel, 17 ships, five helicopters, and aircraft to find the missing passengers, with choppy waters with high waves and strong winds impeding the search on Monday.

The location of the capsized boat is around 80 nautical miles from the command centre at Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin, with conditions there being quite windy, making it difficult for the vessel to dock.

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