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Indonesia Passenger Ship
In this photo taken with a smartphone, survivors receive medical treatment after a ferry sank in bad weather in the Java Sea, at a port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.
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Indonesian rescuers say about 129 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least 108 people were rescued and the bodies of six passenger were recovered Sunday as the search operation expanded in waters around the vessel’s last known position. Authorities say the vessel lost contact around 2 a.m. after encountering rough seas and waves up to 10 feet high. The ferry had departed Surabaya on Saturday and was due to arrive in Banjarmasin on Sunday afternoon.
