Indonesia Widens Java Sea Search for 129 Missing After Ferry Capsizes
Indonesian rescuers intensified the search for 129 people missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ferry capsized in the Java Sea, with six dead and 108 rescued.
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Ferry capsizes in Java Sea; about 130 missing as rescue widens
A ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in Indonesia's Java Sea, leaving about 130 missing as rescuers saved 107 and recovered six bodies.
Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea; 129 missing, six dead
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Indonesian rescuers search Java Sea for passenger ship with 240 aboard
Indonesian authorities have launched a search for the Virgo Transport 8, a passenger ship carrying 240 people that lost contact in the Java Sea.
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