Search underway after Indonesian passenger ship carrying more than 240 people loses contact
Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation Sunday local time after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan province, officials said.
TL;DR
- A search operation has been launched for the Indonesian passenger ship Virgo Transport 8.
- The ship lost contact in the Java Sea with over 240 people on board.
- The vessel was traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan province.
- Bad weather is cited as the reason for the loss of contact.
- Rescue teams and assets are being mobilized for the search.
- The last known position was approximately 92 miles from Banjarmasin.