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Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship carrying more than 240 people after it loses contact - AP News
World9/13/20261 min read
Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, a city in …
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- Indonesian rescuers began a search operation on Sunday after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.
- The vessel was traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island when contact was lost.
- The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, a city in South Kalimantan, was involved in coordinating the response.
- More than 240 people were reported aboard the ship at the time it disappeared from contact.
- Details on the cause of the lost communication and the status of those on board were not immediately available as the search effort got underway.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation Sunday after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea while traveling from