# Indonesia intensifies search for 129 people missing after ship capsizes

https://mins.news/en/item/57220

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-14 05:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/14/indonesia-intensifies-search-for-129-people-missing-after-ship-capsizes?traffic_source=rss

> More than 600 rescuers are searching stormy waters in the Java Sea for 129 people missing after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 capsized. Basarnas says 108 people were rescued and at least six died among the 243 aboard. The cause remains under investigation.

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