{
  "id": 7257389,
  "title": "Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/indonesia-searches-for-129-people-missing-after-ferry-capsizes-7257389",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T06:20:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR",
    "slug": "npr",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/09/14/nx-s1-5968417/indonesia-search-missing-ferry"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indonesian authorities have intensified a search for people missing after a ferry capsized in bad weather in the Java Sea. According to the New Straits Times, the ferry, Virgo Transport 8, was carrying 243 people when it went missing on Sunday. So far, 108 people have been rescued and six confirmed dead, with 129 people still missing.\n\nThe search effort, led by the national rescue agency, has deployed at least 622 personnel, 17 ships, five helicopters, and aircraft to find the missing passengers. The agency's head, Mohammad Syafii, said that choppy waters with high waves and strong winds were impeding the search. Specialised underwater teams and navy-operated underwater drones have also been deployed, as reported by France 24.\n\nThe rescue agency is facing challenges in accessing the capsized ship, and personnel with underwater rescue skills are being identified to assist in the search. The death toll remains at six, with efforts to locate the missing passengers ongoing, as per reports from NPR and New Straits Times.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/indonesia-searches-for-129-people-missing-after-ferry-capsizes",
        "published": "2026-09-14T03:44:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Indonesia rescuers battle turbulent seas in search for 129 people after passenger ship capsizes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/indonesia-rescuers-battle-turbulent-seas-in-search-for-129-people",
        "published": "2026-09-14T04:44:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Indonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/indonesia-intensifies-search-for-129-people-missing-after-ship",
        "published": "2026-09-14T05:51:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}