Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing

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.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2666+0+0/resize/4000x2666!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2Ff4%2Fa0e5df38449ba9b5a92f984c7b90%2Fap26256299279268.jpg' alt='People look for the names of their family members on a passenger list after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea, at the rescuers command center in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.'/><p>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. </p><p>(Image credit: Iman Satria)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-143114' />