BANJARMASIN, Indonesia, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Indonesia has begun an operation to right a ship that capsized and sank in the Java Sea last weekend, officials said on Friday, as authorities continued air ...

The Virgo Transport 8 vanished crossing the Java Sea with 240 people aboard en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering an urgent search.

The Virgo Transport 8 was carrying 243 people on a 20-hour voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan when it capsized in bad weather early on Sunday. Six people died and 108 ...

The captain is suspected of knowingly sailing an unsafe vessel, as divers continue searching for 57 people still missing.

Indonesia's authorities are intensifying search and rescue operations to locate 130 people missing after the sinking of the ferry Virgo Transport 8 in the Java Sea on Sunday.

The ship was carrying about 240 people and lost contact early Sunday. A total of 103 have been rescued so far, including one person who then died.

BANJARMASIN, Indonesia — The search for survivors of a capsized ferry in Indonesia intensified Monday as 17 ships and aircraft from the military, police and other agencies were deployed to join the ...

Police have named four suspects in connection with a ship that capsized and later sank in the Java Sea on Sept. 13, South Kalimantan police said on Friday. Sigit Haryono, a local police official, said ...

Indonesian rescuers have recovered more bodies from the wreck of a ferry that capsized in the Java Sea two weeks ago.

Indonesian police arrested the captain of a passenger ferry that sank in the Java Sea, killing nearly 80 people. The vessel ...

The foreign ministry says it is monitoring developments and is in contact with the relevant authorities to obtain the ...