Indonesia: Search underway after ferry loses contact

Deutsche Welle Sunday 13 September 2026, 03:24 UTC 1 min read

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CatastropheIndonesia Indonesia: Search underway after ferry loses contact September 13, 2026Advertisement An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people lost contact with authorities in the Java Sea on Sunday. The Virgo Transport 8 was traveling from Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya to Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan province. This breaking news story will be updated... If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to select us your Preferred Source on Google, so you'll always see our verified news first.

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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. Authorities said the vessel was last tracked roughly 92 miles from a pier in Banjarmasin,...

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