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Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 20

NAMPA / Xinhua
2026-09-23
JAKARTA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in Indonesia's Java Sea rose to 20 on Wednesday, with 115 people still missing and 108 survivors, according to the National Search and Rescue Agency. The Virgo Transport 8 departed Surabaya in East Java on Sept. 12 for Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. It encountered bad weather during the voyage and lost contact at around 2 a.m. local time on Sept. 13.......
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