Indonesian rescue crews searching for 140 people after ferry hit bad weather

The Guardian World Sunday 13 September 2026, 05:10 UTC By Reuters 1 min read

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More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo ⁠Transport 8 ship, including one who diedIndonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a ⁠passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, ‌one of whom ‌died, a search and rescue agency official said. A passenger ship carrying more than 240 people was reported missing after losing contact during bad weather in the Java Sea early on Sunday, the country’s ⁠search and...

More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo ⁠Transport 8 ship, including one who died

Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a ⁠passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, ‌one of whom ‌died, a search and rescue agency official said.

A passenger ship carrying more than 240 people was reported missing after losing contact during bad weather in the Java Sea early on Sunday, the country’s ⁠search and rescue agency said.

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Rescuers dispatched as passenger ship goes dark with 240 on board

A search is underway for an Indonesian passenger ship carrying more than 240 people after it encountered bad weather in the Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan province. The Search and Rescue Office in the city of Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, which is located on Borneo island, said it received a report two hours after communication was lost with the Virgo Transport 8 at about 2am on Sunday. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

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