### [2026-09-13](/feed/2026/09/13/index.md)

##### Shipwrecks in 2026
# One person dies, 12 are rescued, and more than 30 remain missing after the sinking of the MV "Matui" ferry off Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, during rough seas. 




### Sources:

1. [ABC News Australia](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-12/passenger-and-crew-missing-after-ferry-sinks-near-vanuatu/107147060)
2. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/13/one-dead-and-more-than-30-missing-after-ferry-sinks-off-vanuatu-coast-in-rough-seas)

### Changes:

1. One person died, 102 were rescued and 140 remain missing after the Indonesian "Virgo Transport 8" ferry sank in the Java Sea.  _2026-09-13 08:06:42 (First version)_
2. Six people die, 97 are rescued and 140 remain missing after the sinking of the "Virgo Transport 8" ferry in the Java Sea, Indonesia.  _2026-09-14 02:06:46 (Update)_
2. One person dies, 12 are rescued, and more than 30 remain missing after the sinking of the MV "Matui" ferry off Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, during rough seas.  _(Current version)_

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