What changed in this update
At least six people have died and 130 people are still missing after a passenger ship in Indonesia carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea during bad weather, officials say.
Event intelligence
Indonesian ferry sinking in the Java Sea
2 connected story threads
Current state
Indonesian search teams continue looking for 129 people still missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in the Java Sea; 108 survivors have been rescued and six bodies recovered.
Grounded in 2 reports across 2 sources
What changed
The Java Sea ferry has been identified as the Virgo Transport 8 and rescuers have rescued 108 survivors, while 129 people remain missing.
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Source coverage
Source reports
NPR – World NPR
Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing
Sky News – World Sky
Six dead and search under way for 130 missing from Indonesian passenger ship
At least six people have died and 130 people are still missing after a passenger ship in Indonesia carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea during bad weather, officials say.
