Banjarmasin, Indonesia, Sept 15, 2026 (AFP) - Bad weather hampers Indonesia ferry rescue, dozens still missing

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2026-09-15

Indonesian rescuers brought ashore on Tuesday nearly two dozen survivors from a passenger ship that capsized off Java island at the weekend, their evacuation delayed by bad weather, officials said. Dozens of people remain unaccounted for three days after the Virgo Transport 8, which carried 213 passengers and 30 crew, went down early Sunday. Six people have died while a total of 108 have been rescued alive and 129 others are still missing, the na......

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