Passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8 sinks in Java Sea with 243 aboard

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Where: Banjarmasinresolved to locality-5.047, 111.489
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-09-25 · last update 2026-09-26
Sourcing: 3 reports3 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedRadar coverage

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What remains unresolved

named facility unresolved

Timeline

4 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

2026-09-26member countour measurement2 → 3reports joined
2026-09-26member countour measurement1 → 2reports joined
2026-09-26casualties killed52 → 64reported count
2026-09-26casualties killed52reread same reports

Sources

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independent.co.uk
- Indonesian divers recover 52 bodies from capsized ferry as 83 people remain missing2026-09-25
channelnewsasia.com
- Death toll from Indonesia ferry sinking jumps to 642026-09-26
en.antaranews.com
- Search team recovers 11 more bodies after ship sinks in Java Sea2026-09-26

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