Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people loses contact in Java Sea, search underway

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An Indonesian passenger ship, the Virgo Transport 8, carrying 240 people, lost contact in the Java Sea on Sunday. The vessel was en route from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin on the island of Borneo when communications were lost. The Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office reported the ship was last tracked approximately 92 miles from Banjarmasin. Search-and-rescue teams have launched an operation following a report of a communications failure. No deaths or injuries have been reported, and the cause of the loss of contact and potential weather impacts on the search are unclear. The search for the Virgo Transport 8 is ongoing.

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Indonesian search and rescue teams have launched an operation to locate the ship.

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The vessel was last tracked roughly 92 miles from a pier in Banjarmasin.

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The Virgo Transport 8 was traveling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin on the island of Borneo.

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A passenger ship carrying 240 people, the Virgo Transport 8, lost contact in the Java Sea on Sunday.

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Authorities had not reported any deaths or injuries as of Sunday.

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Fox News Media Fox News MediaFox BusinessFox NationFox News AudioFox WeatherOutkickFox NoticiasBooks World Indonesian search and rescue teams are racing to locate the Virgo Transport 8 after a communications failure mid-voyage NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A passenger ship carrying 240 people vanished from contact in the Java Sea on Sunday local time, triggering an urgent search as Indonesian crews raced to locate the vessel. The Virgo Transport 8 was traveling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin on the island of Borneo when communications with the ship were lost, the Associated Press reported, citing Indonesia’s Banjarmasin-search-and-rescue-office" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="203596" data-entity-type="organization">Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office.Authorities said the vessel was last tracked roughly 92 miles from a pier in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan province. MOM LOSES GRIP ON DAUGHTER AS PASSENGER FERRY CAPSIZES WITH 20 PEOPLE STILL MISSING Authorities are searching for the Virgo Transport 8 after the passenger ship lost contact while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) Search-and-rescue teams launched an operation after receiving a report that the ship had suffered a communications failure during the voyage, according to the AP. Officials had not reported any deaths or injuries as of Sunday, and it was not immediately clear what caused the vessel to lose contact or whether weather conditions were affecting the search.MULTIPLE RESCUED FROM PONTOON BOAT NEAR ALCATRAZ AS SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING PERSONS The Virgo Transport 8 lost contact while traveling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, according to officials. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) The Virgo Transport 8 departed Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, before losing contact while crossing the Java Sea toward South Kalimantan.The search remains underway.The Associated Press contributed to this report.Stepheny Price is a Writer at Fox News with a focus on West Coast and Midwest news, missing persons, national and international crime stories, homicide cases, and border security.

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