{"id":23533,"date":"2026-09-13T04:27:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23533"},"modified":"2026-09-13T04:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:27:51","slug":"ship-carrying-240-onboard-loses-contact-in-java-sea-near-indonesia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=23533","title":{"rendered":"Ship carrying 240 onboard loses contact in Java Sea near Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134174326,imgsize-100894,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/the-queen-victoria-cruise-ship-sails-off-the-coast-of-calabria.jpg\" alt=\"Ship carrying 240 onboard loses contact in Java Sea near Indonesia\" title=\"The Virgo Transport 8 was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin (Representative image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The Virgo Transport 8 was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin (Representative image)\">The Virgo Transport 8 was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin (Representative image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A passenger ship carrying 241 people has gone missing in the Java Sea after losing contact early Sunday while travelling from Indonesia\u2019s East Java province to South Kalimantan, officials said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The Virgo Transport 8 was reported missing after its operator informed authorities that the vessel had encountered bad weather. The ship\u2019s last known position was about 148 km (92 miles) from a pier in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Search launched after contact lost<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The vessel departed Surabaya at 10:13am local time on Saturday and was travelling towards Banjarmasin when contact was lost at around 2am on Sunday, according to Indonesia\u2019s search and rescue agency.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin said it received the report about two hours after contact was lost. I Putu Sudayana, who heads the agency, said the operator had informed authorities after receiving information that the ship had encountered bad weather.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>\u201cAt the time of this statement, the ship cannot be contacted and its whereabouts are unknown,\u201d the agency said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>A rescue team was deployed from Banjarmasin\u2019s Basirih Search and Rescue pier, while authorities coordinated with maritime agencies and other relevant bodies to locate the vessel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Sudayana said authorities were mobilising available personnel and assets given the large number of people aboard, while continuing to monitor weather conditions in the area.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Indonesia, an archipelago of about 17,000 islands, relies heavily on ferries and passenger ships for transport, particularly because sea travel is often more affordable and accessible than air travel. However, safety standards have not always been rigorously enforced, contributing to a relatively high rate of maritime accidents.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/ship-carrying-over-240-missing-in-indonesia-after-contact-lost-in-java-sea\/articleshow\/134174251.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virgo Transport 8 was travelling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin (Representative image) A passenger ship carrying 241 people has gone missing in the Java Sea after losing contact early Sunday while travelling from Indonesia\u2019s East Java province to South Kalimantan, officials said.The Virgo Transport 8 was reported missing after its operator informed 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