Indonesian passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 loses contact in Java Sea carrying over 240 people
The passenger vessel Virgo Transport 8 lost contact with authorities in the Java Sea on September 13, 2026, while traveling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The ship was carrying over 240 people. Indonesian search and rescue teams launched an operation from Banjarmasin, with no immediate reports of casualties.
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13 outlets covered it, splitting into 7 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
CNN
Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying at least 240 people after it loses contact
communication failure, bad weather reported · neutral
NY Post
Search underway for about 140 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
ship overturned, 140 missing · negative
First to report
- CNNfirst
- Reuters+24.0 h
- Deutsche Welle+34.4 h
- South China Morning Post+34.5 h
- Fox News+34.9 h
- ABC News+35.3 h
- NY Post+35.9 h
- BBC+38.9 h
- NPR+41.5 h
- Washington Times+42.2 h
- Globe and Mail+46.0 h
- Breitbart+46.3 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
South China Morning Post · 2026-09-13 04:12 UTC
Indonesian ship with 240 passengers aboard loses contact in Java Sea
South China Morning Post · 2026-09-13 05:45 UTC
Indonesian ship with 241 people aboard loses contact in Java Sea
South China Morning Post · 2026-09-13 07:18 UTC
Missing Indonesian passenger ship found, 103 people rescued
BBC · 2026-09-13 08:50 UTC
One dead, 102 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea
NY Post · 2026-09-13 08:50 UTC
Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying more than 240 people after it loses contact
ABC News · 2026-09-13 09:51 UTC
Search underway after Indonesian passenger ship carrying hundreds loses contact
BBC · 2026-09-13 09:51 UTC
Six dead, 97 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea
South China Morning Post · 2026-09-13 10:22 UTC
Indonesia searches for 140 passengers after ship sinks in Java Sea
ABC News · 2026-09-13 11:24 UTC
Search underway for over 100 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
BBC · 2026-09-13 12:57 UTC
Six dead, 107 rescued from Indonesian ferry that went missing in Java Sea
BBC · 2026-09-13 13:28 UTC
Six dead, 107 rescued after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea
NPR · 2026-09-13 16:03 UTC
Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing
The split, in one line
Most outlets relay the same wire facts on the missing ferry, but headlines split between loses contact and overturns, while passenger counts range from 240 to 243 and missing-person figures vary from 130 to 140.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
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“Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“Search underway for about 140 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns”NYP NY Post RIGHT
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“Indonesia: Search underway after ferry loses contact” · South China Morning Post, Deutsche Welle, Reuters
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CNNCNN Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying at least 240 people after it loses contact 2d ago NPRNPR Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for at least 129 missing 8h ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns 14h ago CENTER1
RReuters Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesia passenger ship, official says 1d ago RIGHT4
FOXFox News Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people loses contact in Java Sea, search underway 15h ago NYPNY Post Search underway for about 140 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns 14h ago WTWashington Times Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian ferry overturns 7h ago BBreitbart WATCH: Packed Indonesia Ferry Capsizes, Rescue Underway But Death Toll Could Hit 100+ 3h ago INTERNATIONAL5
SCSouth China Morning Post Indonesia searches for 130 passengers after ship sinks in Java Sea 15h ago DWDeutsche Welle Indonesia: Search underway after ferry loses contact 15h ago BBCBBC Six dead, 130 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes in Java Sea 11h ago GMGlobe and Mail At least six dead and 129 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes during bad weather 4h ago AJAl Jazeera Six killed, 130 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizes 3h ago 7 tracked claims across 13 outlets
Fact ledger
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The ship overturned or sank
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