JAKARTA
\nIndonesian rescuers searched Monday for more than 100 people missing after a ferry capsized in rough seas, with aircraft, naval vessels and divers deployed to find survivors, the country\u2019s top rescue official said.
\nThe Virgo Transport 8, which authorities said carried 213 passengers and 30 crew, lost contact with its shipping company early on Sunday after departing Surabaya, Indonesia\u2019s second-largest city, in East Java.
\nNational search and rescue agency chief Mohammad Syafii said Monday that six people had been confirmed dead and and 129 others were missing.
\nAt least 108 others had been rescued the previous day. Five aircrafts and 17 vessels, including navy warships, were deployed to assist with the search, which will be focused in areas around the capsized ferry, he added.
\n\u201cWe will maximise the search operation in six sectors that we have divided by prioritising the search for floating victims,\u201d Syafii said. \u201cHopefully, we can find the victims in safe condition.\u201d
\nHe added that divers and underwater drones will be deployed to search for the victims in and around the wreck, which rescuers have located.
\nThe ferry was not overloaded and it transported passengers below its maximum capacity of 500 people, Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said in a press conference Monday.
\nMarine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands that relies heavily on boat connections for daily transport and tourism.
\nLax safety standards and unpredictable weather are the main reasons for the disasters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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