130 missing after Indonesian ferry sinks in Java Sea; 107 rescued, 6 dead - video

Indonesian rescuers intensified a search in the Java Sea for 130 people reported missing after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 overturned and sank in bad weather.At least 107 people were rescued and six bodies recovered after the vessel, carrying 243 people including 213 passengers and 30 crew members, lost contact with authorities early on Sunday.The ship had departed Surabaya in East Java on Saturday for Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.I Putu Sudayana, who heads the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office, said the vessel’s captain had reported rough seas, with waves reaching up to three metres, before sending a distress message.“The ship’s operator reported the incident to authorities after receiving information that the vessel had encountered bad weather,” Sudayana said in a video briefing.The captain had reported that the vessel was listing before authorities received information that it had overturned and subsequently sunk, officials said.The Banjarmasin search and rescue agency said…