{
  "id": 7080206,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T08:26:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/one-dead-103-rescued-as-bad-weather-hits-indonesia-ferry/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "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 Punch Nigeria and Punch.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe 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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      {
        "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",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:08:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}