Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea

All vessels in the area of the Java Sea have been alerted to report any signs of passengers.The capsized ship was pictured at sea by the Indonesian military involved in the search and rescue operationThere were 213 passengers and 30 crew members on board the 390ft (119m) ferry.The ship left Surabaya at 10:33 on Saturday and was scheduled to arrive in Banjarmasin on Sunday at 14:00, according to data from….

Authorities received the initial distress report at 04:10.A joint task force involving Indonesia's search and rescue agency, navy, maritime police and other parties has been set up for the rescue effort.Rusmilawati, a resident of Banjarmasin, went to the port to seek information about eight relatives who were passengers on the ship.

They were travelling back to Banjarmasin after visiting the tombs of several Islamic scholars in Java."They flew there initially, but for the return journey they wanted to try travelling by ship," she told BBC Indonesia.As of Sunday afternoon local time, Rusmilawati said she had not received any information from officials about whether her relatives had been rescued.The family last heard from one of the relatives through a WhatsApp status update.

In the post, the relative wrote: "The waves are really frightening tonight.

Or is this just what it's normally like travelling by ship, rocking and crashing against the waves?"Family members of the victims wait to hear news about their loved ones at Trisakti PortMeanwhile, Misnah broke down in tears after learning that her husband, Ahmad Supandi, had survived.Ahmad, a freight driver, had been aboard Virgo Transport 8 and was later rescued by the vessel MV Haida.At Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, relatives….

After that, there was no news until now," Fredy said.He said he had still not received any information about his sibling's whereabouts.An operations post for handling the accident was set up in the Trisakti Port areaThe Indonesian archipelago has more than 17,000 islands and ferries are a common form of transport.But marine transport accidents are not uncommon.

Government data show that 111 ship accidents were recorded between 2020 and 2026.In July, KM Nurul Salsa sank in waters west of Polassi Island in Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi.

A total of 58 people survived, while three were found dead.

The whereabouts of another 14 people remain unknown.Last month, a separate ferry caught fire off Madura island, killing five.Drug use may have begun 25,000 years ago in Indonesia, research findsIndonesia airports reopen after volcano eruption leaves 340,000 stranded Ships and helicopters are searching for those missing from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.