Indonesia's rescue agency recovers more victims from capsized ship, authorities say


Rescue members wearing personal protective equipment sort through items recovered during the search operation for victims of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry, which capsized in the Java Sea while sailing from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, at Trisakti Port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 18, 2026. Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS)/Handout via REUTERS

JAKARTA, ⁠Sept 20 (Reuters) - ⁠Indonesia's search ‌and rescue agency said on ​Sunday it ⁠had recovered ⁠more victims from ⁠the ‌wreck ⁠of apassenger ship that ​capsized ‌and sunk ⁠in ​the Java Sea ⁠last weekend.

It was ​not immediately clear how many ⁠victims were recovered from the ​ship ⁠on Sunday.

(Reporting ​by ‌Stefanno Sulaiman; editing ​by Lincoln Feast.)

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