{ "id": 7057143, "title": "Search underway after Indonesian passenger ship loses contact", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-after-indonesian-passenger-ship-loses-contact", "topic": "world", "section": "World", "published": "2026-09-13T03:56:21.000Z", "source": { "name": "CBS News", "slug": "cbs-news", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indonesian-passenger-ship-missing-search-underway/" }, "original_language": "en", "account": "Indonesian authorities initiated a search operation Sunday morning for a passenger ship that lost contact in the Java Sea. The Virgo Transport 8, carrying over 240 individuals, was en route from East Java to South Kalimantan province when communication was abruptly severed. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, located on Borneo island, received a report two hours post the loss of contact around 2 a.m. Sunday. The vessel had departed Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city in East Java, earlier that day. The ship's operator alerted authorities about potential bad weather conditions. Initial data pointed to the ship's last known location in the Java Sea, approximately 92 miles off Banjarmasin's coast. The ship's manifest listed 241 passengers on board. As of now, there are no confirmed casualties. The ship's operator, PT Virgo Yoel Rihi, reported the loss of contact, stating the vessel had left Surabaya on Saturday at 10:13 a.m. local time. In response, rescue teams were mobilized to Banjarmasin's Basirih Search and Rescue pier, with a rescue ship en route to the ship's last known position. The Search and Rescue Office is coordinating with maritime authorities, leveraging all available resources due to the high number of passengers and crew on board. The agency is closely monitoring the area's weather conditions for the ongoing rescue efforts.", "summary": "Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after losing contact with a passenger ship in the Java Sea. The ship was carrying more than 240 people and had departed from the city of Surabaya, according to DW English and DW News.\n\nThe ship was travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan province, as reported by the South China Morning Post. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, received a report two hours after contact was lost.\n\nThere are no immediate reports of casualties, according to DW English and DW News. The search operation is ongoing, with authorities searching for the vessel in the Java Sea during bad weather, as reported by Sky News.", "key_points": [ "Indonesian authorities launched search operation for Virgo Transport 8.", "Ship carrying 241 people lost contact in Java Sea.", "Rescue teams mobilized to Banjarmasin's Basirih pier." ], "editors_take": "The sudden loss of contact with the Virgo Transport 8 puts the lives of over 240 people at risk, prompting an urgent search operation by Indonesian authorities in the Java Sea.", "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/7057143.png", "coverage": { "outlets": 11, "also_reported_by": [ { "outlet": "NDTV", "title": "Indonesian Ship Carrying 240 Passengers Loses Contact In Java Sea, Search On", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indonesian-ship-carrying-240-passengers-loses-contact-in-java-sea", "published": "2026-09-13T03:08:33.000Z" }, { "outlet": "South China Morning Post", "title": "Indonesian ship with 241 people aboard loses contact in Java Sea", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indonesian-ship-with-241-people-aboard-loses-contact-in-java-sea", "published": "2026-09-13T03:29:38.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Sky News", "title": "Search for Indonesian passenger ship which has lost contact", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-for-indonesian-passenger-ship-which-has-lost-contact", "published": "2026-09-13T03:34:00.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Gulf News", "title": "Search launched after Indonesian ship with 241 aboard goes missing", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-launched-after-indonesian-ship-with-241-aboard-goes-missing", "published": "2026-09-13T04:05:32.000Z" }, { "outlet": "ABC News (US)", "title": "Search underway after Indonesian passenger ship carrying hundreds loses contact", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-after-indonesian-passenger-ship-carrying-hundreds", "published": "2026-09-13T04:14:25.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Channel News Asia", "title": "Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people after it loses contact", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/search-underway-for-indonesian-passenger-ship-carrying-240-people", "published": "2026-09-13T04:37:50.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Free Press Journal", "title": "Indonesia Launches Search For Passenger Ship With Over 240 Aboard After Contact Lost In Java Sea", "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/indonesia-launches-search-for-passenger-ship-with-over-240-aboard", "published": "2026-09-13T04:59:18.000Z" }, { "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News", "title": "Who is Kaegan Jude Solet? 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