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  "id": 7102939,
  "title": "Search underway for about 130 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-for-about-130-people-missing-after-indonesian-7102939",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T12:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260913/search-underway-for-about-130-people-missing-after-indonesian-passenger-ship-overturns"
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  "account": "Banjarmasin, Indonesia - Indonesian rescuers are searching for approximately 130 passengers and crew members who are missing following a ferry accident in the Java Sea on Sunday. The vessel, carrying over 240 people, capsized in stormy weather. As of now, at least 107 individuals have been rescued, and the bodies of six passengers have been recovered. The search operation has been expanded in the waters surrounding the ship's last known location. According to I Putu Sudayana, head of the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office, the ferry was en route from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province when the captain reported rough seas with waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) and issued a distress call, stating that the ship was listing. Authorities later received a report indicating that the Virgo Transport 8 had overturned and subsequently sunk. The rescue agency in Banjarmasin reported receiving the distress signal two hours after losing contact with the ship at around 2 a.m. Sunday. The ship had departed from Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city, on its journey to Banjarmasin, a city on Borneo Island. The ship's operator reported the incident to authorities.",
  "summary": "BANJARMASIN, Indonesia — Indonesian rescuers say about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. At least 107 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered as the search operation expanded in waters around the vessel’s last known position. The ferry was traveling from Surabaya in East Java…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "Search Underway for about 140 People Missing after Indonesian Passenger Ship Overturns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-for-about-140-people-missing-after-indonesian-7121950",
        "published": "2026-09-13T07:47:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Search underway for about 140 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-for-about-140-people-missing-after-indonesian",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:22:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indonesian-passenger-ship-overturns-sparking-search-for-about-130",
        "published": "2026-09-13T10:31:10.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "At least 6 dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/at-least-6-dead-130-missing-after-indonesian-ferry-capsizes-officials",
        "published": "2026-09-13T11:24:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian ferry overturns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-for-about-130-people-after-indonesian-ferry-overturns",
        "published": "2026-09-13T12:36:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Search underway for about 140 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-for-about-140-people-missing-after-indonesian-7109463",
        "published": "2026-09-13T13:00:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Capsized Indonesian ferry kills six people with 130 missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/capsized-indonesian-ferry-kills-six-people-with-130-missing",
        "published": "2026-09-13T14:38:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Search underway for some 130 people after Indonesian ferry overturns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-for-some-130-people-after-indonesian-ferry-overturns",
        "published": "2026-09-13T14:55:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Six killed, 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/six-killed-130-missing-after-indonesian-passenger-ship-capsizes",
        "published": "2026-09-13T15:50:46.000Z"
      }
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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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