Six dead, 107 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea
Ships and helicopters are searching for the remaining 130 missing people from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.
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"Hopefully they're safe."
— Rusmilawati , Other
"We spoke two days ago when the ship was docked in Surabaya. After that, there was no news until now."
— Fredy , Other
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Ships and helicopters are searching for the remaining 130 missing people from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had encountered bad weather.
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