Indonesia resumes Java Sea search for 129 people reported missing

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers resumed searching the Java Sea on Monday after a passenger ship capsized over the weekend, with 129 people reported missing and six deaths confirmed by officials.

The operation includes coast guard and navy personnel, who were seeking to board the capsized vessel as part of the search and recovery effort, according to France 24 International.

The casualty figures remain subject to change while authorities continue the operation and verify the passenger manifest. Officials have not established whether the reported total of 129 missing people reflects a final confirmed count.

Earlier reports said 108 people had been rescued. Retrieved background information identified the vessel as Virgo Transport 8 and said it was travelling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, but those details were not newly confirmed in the primary report.

The cause of the capsizing and its precise location were not provided.