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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Iman Satria and Niniek Karmini

Search underway for about 130 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns

Indonesia Passenger Ship - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

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 to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, officials said.

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