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Searches magnified for 129 still missing after ferry capsized
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BANJARMASIN, Indonesia -- The search for survivors of a capsized ferry in Indonesia intensified Monday as 17 ships and aircraft from the military, police and other agencies were deployed to join the search for 129 missing people after a ferry overturned in the Java Sea on Sunday.
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Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes
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Searches magnified for 129 still missing after ferry capsized
Crews recovered the bodies of two missing crew members from the Nghi Quan 19 tugboat that sank off Nam Du Island after severe weather on September 10, while one crew member had already been rescued. The search and recovery operations involved Coast Guard Region 4, Naval Region 5, Ship 526 and other …
Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island
An Indonesian passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 carrying about 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering a rescue operation with no immediate reports of casualties.
Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island
Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island
More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, including one who died Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search an…
One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather, rescue officials said.
The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea and had departed from the city of Surabaya when it ran into bad weather. Officials say one person is dead and 140 are still missing.
The ship was carrying over 240 people in the Java Sea and had departed from the city of Surabaya when it ran into bad weather. Officials say one person is dead and 140 are still missing.
Indonesian rescuers say about 140 passengers and crew were missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least 102 people were rescued and the body of a passenger was recovered…
Indonesian rescuers said about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday.
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia (AP) — A ferry overturned in bad weather in Indonesia's Java Sea on Sunday, leaving about 130 passengers and crew missing, rescuers said. At least 107 people were rescued and the bodies of six passengers were recovered as the search operation expanded around the vessel’s last …
Indonesian rescuers say about 129 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least 108 people were rescued and the bodies of six passenger were recovered…
The death toll could be daunting following a ferry carrying 243 passengers capsized in severe weather in the Java Sea on Sunday, with 115 rescued but 125 still missing, according to officials and latest news reports coming out of the
