# Indonesian ferry survivor saw vessel capsize in minutes, then waited 10 hours for rescue

https://mins.news/en/item/59133

- Reuters, 2026-09-15 11:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesian-shipwreck-survivor-saw-vessel-capsize-minutes-then-waited-10-hours-2026-09-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa92b15a4391a000126629e

> Rizky Apriansyah was asleep on the top deck of the Virgo Transport 8 when the ferry capsized in Indonesia’s Java Sea. Friends woke him at about 1 a.m. on Sunday and urged him to take a life jacket; he then waited 10 hours for rescue.

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