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Death toll in Java Sea ferry capsizing rises to 20, search continues for 115 missing

started September 23, 2026 at 7:38 AM · last changed 9m ago

Summary

Indonesian officials say the death toll from the capsizing of the ferry Virgo Transport 8 in the Java Sea, en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, has risen to 20 from 10, with an underwater search continuing for 115 missing people.

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Extract from the source

DŽAKARTA, 23. septembra (FENA) - Zvanični broj poginulih u nesreći putničkog broda koji se prevrnuo i potonuo u indonežanskom Javanskom moru porastao je u srijedu

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07:38 AMFENA (Federalna novinska agencija)Open the original ↗

Locations

  • Banjarmasin · City / settlement

    Place named; boundary not confirmed.

Places mentioned in the report

Jakarta and Indonesia are marked as the wider geographic and national context of the event, while the accident occurred in the Java Sea on the route to Banjarmasin.

  • where it happenedBanjarmasin - destination of the ferry that capsized en route to this city

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Severity37

Total — band elevated (20–39)

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