Indonesian rescuers are searching for 140 missing passengers after a ship carrying over 240 people vanished in the Java Sea during severe weather, with 103 others evacuated—including one fatality—from the vessel. The ship lost contact early Sunday, prompting an urgent search operation as authorities scramble to locate survivors amid worsening conditions. Rescue efforts remain critical as the whereabouts of the missing passengers remain unknown.
More than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, including one who diedIndonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said.A passenger ship carrying more than 240 people was reported missing after losing contact during bad weather in the Java Sea early on Sunday, the country’s search and rescue agency said. Continue reading...
