Banjarmasin140 of 243 aboard remain missing, rescuers said.
Indonesia’s ferries carry inter-island passengers who have no other way to travel.
The Virgo Transport 8 lost contact after three-meter waves hit it overnight in the Java Sea.
Search teams have not said when they will end the hunt for the missing.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 250+ reports worldwide
- Deutsche Welle
- U.S. News & World Report
- Antara News
- names rescuing vessels (PT Pertamina tanker, PT Transcoal tugboat, Virgo sister-ship) and specifies destination ports by operator
Sources: Antara News, Deutsche Welle, U.S. News & World Report