Archive · 14 Sep 2026
About 130 Missing After Indonesian Ferry Sinks in Java Sea
An Indonesian ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in the Java Sea.
The accident happened on Sunday during bad weather.
The ferry was traveling between Surabaya and Banjarmasin.
Rescuers saved at least 107 people.
They also found the bodies of six passengers.
About 130 people are still missing.
Search teams are looking around the place where the ferry was last seen.
Officials are continuing the rescue operation.
About 130 passengers and crew remain missing after an Indonesian ferry sank in bad weather.
The ferry was carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea on Sunday.
At least 107 people were rescued, while six passenger bodies were recovered.
Rescuers expanded the search around the vessel’s last known position.
The ferry was traveling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.
- Who
- Passengers and crew aboard an Indonesian ferry, along with rescuers searching for them.
- What
- A ferry sank, leaving about 130 people missing; at least 107 were rescued and six bodies recovered.
- When
- Sunday.
- Where
- The Java Sea, along the route from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.
- Why
- The ferry sank in bad weather.
- Missing
- About 130 passengers and crew
- People aboard
- More than 240
- Rescued
- At least 107 people
- Bodies recovered
- Six passengers
- Route
- Surabaya to Banjarmasin
- Location
- Java Sea
- Search status
- The operation expanded around the vessel’s last known position