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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley and agencies

At least six dead and 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes, officials say

Survivors  sit on floor mats as a soldier assists someone
Survivors recover at the port in Banjarmasin, Indonesia. Photograph: WIWIN/EPA

Rescue workers in Indonesia said at least six people had died and 130 others were missing on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the islands of Java and Borneo capsized in bad weather.

Basarnas, Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency, said 107 people had been rescued from the Virgo ⁠Transport 8 vessel, which set sail on Saturday with 243 ​people onboard, including 30 crew members, ​from ‌the East Java ‌city of Surabaya.

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