Banjarmasin, Indonesia, Sept 18, 2026 (AFP) - Search for Indonesia ferry victims moves into 'salvage operation': navy

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Indonesian authorities were preparing on Friday to right a capsized passenger ferry that went down in the Java Sea last week, a navy official said, with more than 120 people still missing. The Virgo Transport 8 carried 213 passengers and 30 crew when it lost contact with its shipping company after departing from Indonesia's second city of Surabaya on Java island on Sunday, headed for Banjarmasin on Borneo island. On Friday, rescuers retrieved thr......

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