Indonesian ship with 240 passengers aboard loses contact in Java Sea

AP Associated PressSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-13 · 03:29 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Indonesian rescuers initiated a search operation on Sunday after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 lost contact in the Java Sea. The vessel was carrying 240 people and was en route from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan on Borneo Island. Officials reported that the ship experienced a communication failure. Its last known position was approximately 148 kilometers from a pier in Banjarmasin. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin received the report regarding the communication failure.

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The last known position was approximately 148km from a pier in Banjarmasin.

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The vessel experienced a communication failure.

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The ship, Virgo Transport 8, was traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan.

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A passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea.

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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 second largest city in East Java province.Initial information indicated the vessel’s last known position was in the Java Sea, about 148km (92 miles) from a pier in Banjarmasin.

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