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Indonesia passenger ship with 243 people reported missing at sea, agency says
Rescuers said 240 people were aboard and no casualties were reported as crews searched after the ship lost contact in bad weather.
- Indonesian authorities launched a search Sunday for the passenger ship Virgo Transport, carrying 240 people, after it lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island.
- The ship's operator reported a communication failure after the vessel encountered bad weather while en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Banjarmasin, authorities said.
- Initial information placed the vessel's last known position in the Java Sea, about 92 miles from a pier in Banjarmasin; the ship's manifest lists 241 passengers.
- Arianto Ardi, operations chief at the Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, confirmed the loss of contact and dispatched rescue personnel; authorities established an operations post at Trisakti.
- There are currently no reports of casualties as the search continues in the Java Sea. Indonesian authorities prioritize locating the vessel and those on board.
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Indonesia passenger ship with 243 people reported missing at sea, agency says
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people was reported missing after losing contact in the Java Sea early on Sunday during bad weather, the country's search and rescue agency said in a statement.
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Indonesian ship with 240 passengers aboard loses contact in Java Sea
Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo Island, officials said. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan province, said they received a report the Virgo Transport 8 had experienced a communication failure while en route to the city from Surabaya, Indonesia’s se…
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