{
  "id": 7212204,
  "title": "At least 129 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/at-least-129-missing-after-indonesian-passenger-ship-capsizes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T01:02:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/14/asia-pacific/indonesia-passenger-ship-missing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BANJARMASIN, Indonesia - A passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during rough weather, leaving at least six people dead and 129 others missing, according to the search and rescue agency. The Virgo Transport 8 ship, carrying 243 people including 30 crew members, departed from Surabaya in East Java on Saturday. Rescued passengers were taken to other vessels and some will be transported to an East Java port. The cause of the accident is under investigation, with the transport minister stating the ship had capsized.",
  "summary": "Crews managed to rescue 108 people from the Virgo Transport 8 ship and were still searching for any other survivors.",
  "key_points": [
    "At least 129 people missing after Indonesian ship capsizes in Java Sea.",
    "Virgo Transport 8 carrying 243 people, including 30 crew members, departed from Surabaya.",
    "Cause of accident under investigation; ship capsized according to transport minister."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The capsizing of the Virgo Transport 8 ship in rough weather significantly escalates the death toll and number of missing persons, straining rescue efforts and prompting an investigation into the accident's cause.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}