Death toll in Indonesia ferry crash rises to 20

The number of victims in the shipwreck in the Java Sea off the coast of Indonesia has increased to 20. Another 115 people are missing, Reuters reports. Earlier it was reported 10 dead.

Over the past three days, divers recovered eight bodies from the sunken ferry. Two more bodies were found about 253 km from the scene of the accident – on the coast of the province of Central Kalimantan.

The search for the dead will continue until Sunday, September 27. The main focus will be on the ship’s cabins. According to rescuers, most of the passengers are blocked.

The search and rescue operation involved 1.1 thousand people, of which 60 are divers. Several ships are involved, including a warship as well as a helicopter.

The ferry Virgo Transport 8, which was carrying 243 people, overturned on the morning of September 13 due to bad weather. Since then, 108 passengers have been rescued.