Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesia passenger ship, official says
JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said. An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people was reported missing after losing contact early on Sunday during bad weather, the search and rescue agency said. The…
Jakarta, Indonesia: Indonesian search and rescue teams are currently on the hunt for 140 individuals aboard a passenger ship that went missing in the Java Sea. Earlier, 103 people were successfully evacuated from the vessel, but one of the evacuees tragically lost their life, according to a search and rescue agency official. The incident occurred after the ship, Virgo Transport 8, lost contact with the authorities early Sunday morning while navigating through challenging weather conditions.
The passenger vessel had departed from Surabaya, a city in East Java, bound for Banjarmasin, a city in South Kalimantan, on Saturday. The search operation has been initiated by deploying a team, multiple ships, and a helicopter towards the vessel's last known location, as per the official's video statement. However, the specifics of the ship's current situation have not been disclosed by the agency.
Indonesia, a country comprised of 17,000 islands, heavily relies on ferries as a primary mode of transportation due to their affordability and accessibility compared to air travel. Despite this, safety regulations are not consistently enforced, leading to a relatively high accident rate in the maritime industry.
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