The death toll from the Virgo Transport 8 ferry disaster in Indonesia rose to 71 on Monday, September 28, after divers found five more bodies inside the sunken ship.

Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR RI) has approved nearly US$27 million for the North Coast of Java Management Authority (BOP Pantura) to support efforts to address challenges along Java’s ...

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

Experts say poor enforcement and inadequate supervision continue to leave passengers vulnerable, amid a rise in maritime ...

President Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed the critical need to build a Giant Sea Wall along Java’s North Coast to protect ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that constructing Java’s North Coast (Pantura) Giant Sea ...

Desperation and frustration are growing among families of the 129 people still missing after the weekend capsizing of a ship ...

Desperation and frustration ⁠are ⁠growing among families of the ⁠129 people still missing following the weekend capsizing of ...

MT Mauhau, a tanker operated by PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, helped rescue passengers from the KMP Virgo Transport 08 after the passenger and roll-on roll-off (roro) ship sank in the Java Sea on Sunday.

As of September 15, 2026 / Personal research notesIn the early hours of September 13, 2026, the ferry "Virgo Transport 8," ...

Read full article: Florida pushes for new science standards in schools. Here’s what to know Generic water (Image by NoName_13 from Pixabay) BANJARMASIN – The search for survivors of a capsized ferry ...

A passenger ship, the Virgo Transport 8, capsized in the Java Sea, leaving 129 people missing. Despite harsh weather conditions, Indonesian rescuers, including the coast guard and navy, continue the ...