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  "id": 7078606,
  "title": "One dead, 103 rescued as bad weather hits Indonesia ferry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/one-dead-103-rescued-as-bad-weather-hits-indonesia-ferry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T08:08:01.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/one-dead-103-rescued-as-bad-weather-hits-indonesia-ferry/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nRescue 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\".\n\nThe 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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Indonesia: Search underway after ferry loses contact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indonesia-search-underway-after-ferry-loses-contact",
        "published": "2026-09-13T03:24:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "One dead, 102 rescued from stricken ferry off Indonesia's Java",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/one-dead-102-rescued-from-stricken-ferry-off-indonesias-java-7071481",
        "published": "2026-09-13T04:37:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Indonesia: Search Underway After Ferry Loses Contact",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indonesia-search-underway-after-ferry-loses-contact-7066734",
        "published": "2026-09-13T05:11:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "One dead, 102 rescued from stricken ferry off Indonesia's Java",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/one-dead-102-rescued-from-stricken-ferry-off-indonesias-java",
        "published": "2026-09-13T05:29:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "One dead, 102 rescued from stricken ferry off Indonesia's Java",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/one-dead-102-rescued-from-stricken-ferry-off-indonesias-java-7071037",
        "published": "2026-09-13T05:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "One dead, 103 rescued as bad weather hits Indonesia ferry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/one-dead-103-rescued-as-bad-weather-hits-indonesia-ferry-7080206",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:26:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}