At least six people died when a passenger ferry overturned during severe weather in Indonesia’s Java Sea, rescuers reported Sunday. Another 130 people remained unaccounted for, while 107 had been brought ashore safely, according to the national rescue agency, Basarnas.
The Virgo Transport 8 left Surabaya in East Java on Saturday for a voyage between Java and Borneo. It was carrying 243 people, 30 of them crew members, the agency said. Further information is expected as the situation develops.
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