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  "id": 7069384,
  "title": "Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesian passenger ship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/rescuers-searching-for-140-people-from-indonesian-passenger-ship",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T06:18:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/rescuers-searching-for-140-people-from-indonesian-passenger-ship-20260913-p60wxk.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "An Indonesian passenger ship, the Virgo Transport 8, carrying over 240 people, lost contact with authorities in the Java Sea early on Sunday while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan province. According to the Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, the ship's operator reported the incident after receiving information that the vessel had encountered bad weather. The ship's last known position was in the Java Sea, about 148 kilometers from Banjarmasin.\n\nRescuers have launched a search operation, deploying a team, ships, and a helicopter towards the passenger vessel's last known position. So far, 103 people have been evacuated using different ships, with one of them reported dead, according to I Putu Sudayana, the head of the Search and Rescue Office's Banjarmasin office.\n\nThe search continues for the remaining 140 people on board. The incident highlights the reliance on ferries as a key mode of transportation in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands, although safety standards are not always rigorously enforced.",
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        "title": "Indonesian Ship Carrying 240 Passengers Loses Contact In Java Sea, Search On",
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        "title": "Indonesia Launches Search For Passenger Ship With Over 240 Aboard After Contact Lost In Java Sea",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesian passenger ship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/rescuers-searching-for-140-people-from-indonesian-passenger-ship-7069733",
        "published": "2026-09-13T06:18:04.000Z"
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