Indonesian ferry sinks in Java Sea leaving 6 dead and 130 missing

A passenger ferry carrying more than 240 people lost contact and sank in the Java Sea on Sunday amid heavy weather, with rescue teams still searching for 130 missing.

• Six people died and 107 survived after the passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8 lost contact in the Java Sea early Sunday amid heavy weather.
• The ferry sailed from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, with its last recorded position about 150 kilometers south of Banjarmasin.
• I Putu Sudayana, head of the search agency's Banjarmasin office, said 115 people had been rescued and six deaths were confirmed.
• Indonesian authorities have formed a joint task force and deployed 280 rescue personnel, ships, and a helicopter to search the waters.