Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people loses contact in Java Sea, search underway
The Virgo Transport 8 vanished crossing the Java Sea with 240 people aboard en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering an urgent search.
TL;DR
- The Virgo Transport 8, a passenger ship with 240 people on board, lost contact in the Java Sea.
- The ship was traveling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin on the island of Borneo.
- Communications were lost during the voyage, prompting an urgent search.
- The vessel was last tracked about 92 miles from a pier in Banjarmasin.
- No deaths or injuries have been reported, and the cause of the lost contact is unclear.