Six killed, 130 missing after passenger ship capsizes in Indonesia
A search-and-rescue operation is under way after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea, according to Al Jazeera.
Six people have been killed and 130 remain missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea off Indonesia, Al Jazeera reports.
The casualty figures remain subject to change as Indonesian authorities continue search-and-rescue operations. The cause of the capsizing has not been provided in the supplied reports.
Related reports identify the vessel as Virgo Transport 8 and say it was carrying 243 people, including 213 passengers and 30 crew. Those reports say the ferry was travelling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin.
Indonesian search-and-rescue authorities, navy and maritime police are reportedly involved in the operation, with ships and a helicopter deployed.
The supplied reports contain conflicting earlier figures for deaths and rescues. The latest figures cited by Al Jazeera are six dead and 130 missing.
