24 days ago · Indonesia
Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 20 as search continues for 115 missing passengers
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Japan Times and Channel NewsAsia Latest are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Indonesia. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 07:04 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 20 as search continues for 115 missing passengers”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The ferry, the Virgo Transport 8, was carrying 243 people, including 30 crew members, when it capsized in bad weather early on Sep 13 during a voyage from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
- Picked up by Japan Times
Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 26 with 109 missing
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.