{
  "id": 7087604,
  "title": "Indonesia rescuers search for 130 people after ferry sinks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indonesia-rescuers-search-for-130-people-after-ferry-sinks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T09:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-rescuers-search-for-130-people-after-ferry-sinks/a-79248600?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "account": "Indonesian rescuers are searching for 130 people after a passenger ship sank in the Java Sea, according to local authorities. The vessel, carrying 243 people, capsized due to adverse weather conditions. Six individuals have been reported dead, while 107 survivors have been brought to safety. As of now, 130 passengers remain missing. The search efforts have been thorough, with authorities employing every available resource to locate the missing individuals. Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office head, I Putu Sudayana, stated that the Indian Ocean Maritime Agency is coordinating closely with maritime authorities and monitoring weather conditions in the area. The Virgo Transport 8 ferry was en route from Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city, to Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan province on Borneo island. It departed on Saturday morning but lost contact with the crew early Sunday due to the weather. The ship was expected to reach Banjarmasin around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday. The incident prompted the operator to contact authorities, who then deployed ships and a helicopter to the vessel's last known location in the Java Sea. Despite Indonesia's heavy reliance on ferries for transportation across its 17,000 islands, safety enforcement in the maritime sector has been inconsistent, leading to a relatively high number of accidents.",
  "summary": "A ferry carrying over 240 people sank in the Java Sea after encountering bad weather. According to DW English, six people have died and 130 are still missing. The ferry, named Virgo Transport 8, had set sail from the East Java city of Surabaya to the South Kalimantan city of Banjarmasin, as reported by Dawn and Egypt Independent.\n\nRescuers have launched a search operation, deploying a team, ships, and a helicopter towards the passenger vessel's last known position. So far, 103 people have been evacuated using different ships, with some of them to be taken to an East Java port, as stated by Dawn and Egypt Independent.\n\nThe incident highlights the risks associated with ferry travel in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands that relies heavily on sea routes for transportation, as noted by Dawn.",
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        "published": "2026-09-13T05:26:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Egypt Independent",
        "title": "Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesia passenger ship, official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/rescuers-searching-for-140-people-from-indonesia-passenger-ship-7080950",
        "published": "2026-09-13T07:43:25.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Rescuers searching for 140 people after Indonesia passenger ship sinks in Java Sea, agency says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/rescuers-searching-for-140-people-after-indonesia-passenger-ship",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:40:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Indonesia rescuers search for 130 people after ferry sinks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indonesia-rescuers-search-for-130-people-after-ferry-sinks-7091621",
        "published": "2026-09-13T09:42:00.000Z"
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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."
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