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Search Underway After Indonesian Ship Carrying 240 Loses Contact
A passenger ship in Indonesia stopped communicating with people on shore.
The ship was carrying 240 people.
It was traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island.
Its last known location was in the Java Sea.
That location was about 148 kilometers from Banjarmasin.
Rescue teams began looking for the ship on Sunday.
They set up a base at Trisakti to coordinate the search.
The ship’s operator said bad weather may have been involved.
Officials had not received reports of anyone being hurt at the time of the reports.
The passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 lost contact Sunday in the Java Sea.
The vessel was carrying 240 people while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan.
Its last reported position was about 148 kilometers from a pier in Banjarmasin.
Indonesian rescuers dispatched personnel and established an operations post at Trisakti.
The operator said the ship may have encountered bad weather; no casualties were immediately reported.
- Who
- The passenger ship Virgo Transport 8 and its 240 occupants; Indonesian rescuers are conducting the search.
- What
- The ship lost communication while traveling between East Java and South Kalimantan.
- Where
- The vessel was last located in the Java Sea, about 148 kilometers from a pier in Banjarmasin.
- When
- Sunday; the reports did not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- The operator reported that the vessel may have encountered bad weather, but the exact cause of the communication failure was not confirmed.
Key facts
- Vessel
- Virgo Transport 8
- People aboard
- 240
- Route
- From Surabaya in East Java to South Kalimantan
- Last known area
- Java Sea
- Distance from Banjarmasin
- About 148 kilometers
- Response
- Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation
- Reported factor
- Possible bad weather
Quotes
Arianto Ardi
Operations chief at Banjarmasin's rescue agency
“We have established an operations post at Trisakti”
NDTV
Sources
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