Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesian passenger ship
Indonesian authorities are searching for 140 passengers lost from a ship in the Java Sea overnight, while 103 others were evacuated and one has died.
Indonesian authorities are searching for 140 people from a passenger ship that went missing in the Java Sea. The ship, Virgo Transport 8, had set sail from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan on Saturday.
The ship was carrying 243 people when it lost contact with authorities early on Sunday during bad weather. According to the Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, 103 people have been evacuated using different ships, with one of them reported dead.
Rescuers have launched a search, deploying a team, ships, and a helicopter towards the passenger vessel's last known position, which was about 148 kilometres from Banjarmasin in the Java Sea.
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