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Relatives of passengers of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry wait for updates as a search-and-rescue agency officer writes on a whiteboard in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, September 13, 2026 [INFUZ via AFP]   By  AFP, APand Reuters   Published On 13 Sep 2026 13 Sep 2026    Rescuers are searching for more than 100 people from an Indonesian passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after 115 others were evacuated, one of whom has died, authorities said. The Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator in the early hours of Sunday, according to Indonesia’s search and rescue agency. 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Rescue ships and a helicopter have been searching the area, where Sudayana said waves as high as 2.5 metres (8.2ft) have hampered the operation. “It is extremely risky for vessels. Even our Basarnas vessel, which is 40 metres (131ft) long, is at great risk,” Sudayana told reporters, referring to the country’s search-and-rescue agency. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington, reporting from Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, said authorities have yet to determine the cause of the sinking. An investigation is under way, Washington added, with authorities examining factors including the weather and possible technical failures. People in Indonesia, an archipelago of ‌17,000 islands, rely on ferries as a key mode of transport, with sea routes more affordable and readily available than ‌air ‌travel. Advertisement    Last month, a fire on a ferry sailing between Bali and Lombok killed one person and left five missing. 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