Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes in the Java Sea

Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3311x2207+0+0/resize/3311x2207!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8b%2F28%2Ff630b55b495cb10b486704385278%2Fap26257113610710.jpg' alt='People check the passenger manifest of Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry which overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea, at the rescuers' command center in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026.'/><p>Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing.</p><p>(Image credit: Iman Satria)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5968417' />