Indonesia Java Sea ferry capsizing September 2026
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Indonesia ferry accident: divers retrieve bodies, 126 people missing
The vessel lies roughly 80 nautical miles from the command centre at Trisakti port in Banjarmasin.
108 people survived the ferry accident.
Navy commander Galih Nurna Putra said an expert team has been brought in to assist the operation to right the ferry.
Indonesian passenger ferry capsizes, over 100 missing
The captain reported rough seas with waves up to 10 feet before issuing a distress call.
Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said aerial searches showed the ferry was floating upside down and had not sunk.
The vessel was transporting 89 vehicles.
Indonesian passenger ship loses contact in Java Sea
The ship departed from Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, in East Java province.
Authorities were mobilizing all available personnel and assets for the search.
The ship lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan province.
Indonesian passenger ship capsizes, search for missing
A passing helicopter reported the vessel had capsized, according to Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi.
The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said crews had rescued 108 people and that at least six others had died after the ferry capsized on Sunday.
The capsized boat was about 80 nautical miles from the command centre at Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin.
Indonesian passenger ship capsizes, six killed 130 missing
Six people were killed after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea off Indonesia.
Rough seas and waves of up to 2.5 metres hampered search efforts.
107 people were rescued.