ndonesia rescuers battle turbulent waters

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers including the coastguard and the navy raced to board a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend as they searched for the 129 people still missing, with the confirmed death toll at six.



The Virgo Transport 8 ship carrying 243 people went missing in bad weather early on Sunday.



Authorities have since rescued 108 people from the ship, which was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan.



Choppy waters with high waves and strong winds were impeding the search, according to head of the national rescue agency.



The agency has deployed at least 622 personnel, 17 ships, five helicopters and aircraft to find the missing passengers.



Some of the ships have arrived at the location but it was difficult for rescuers to make their way into the capsized ship



In a video shared by the rescue agency, a large red-and-black ship was capsized and partially submerged in choppy blue water, with its red-painted underside visible above the surface.