{"id":3500,"date":"2026-09-13T07:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T07:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2026-09-13T07:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T07:17:03","slug":"one-dead-102-rescued-after-indonesian-ferry-goes-missing-in-java-sea-shipping-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3500","title":{"rendered":"One dead, 102 rescued after Indonesian ferry goes missing in Java Sea | Shipping News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Search and rescue operation ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One person has died and 102 have been evacuated from an Indonesian passenger ferry that lost contact in the Java Sea during a storm, an official said.<\/p>\n

The Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator in the early hours of Sunday, according to Indonesia\u2019s search and rescue agency.<\/p>\n

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It had sailed from Surabaya on the Indonesian island of Java on Saturday and was heading for Banjarmasin, a port city on Borneo.<\/p>\n

Rescuers are searching for the remaining passengers and crew.<\/p>\n

The ship encountered rough weather, said I Putu Sudayana, head of the local search and rescue office in Banjarmasin.<\/p>\n

The ferry\u2019s last known position was in the Java Sea, about 81 nautical miles (150km) from Banjarmasin, the AFP news agency reported.<\/p>\n

Rescue ships and a helicopter have been searching the area, where Sudayana said waves as high as 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) have hampered the operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is extremely risky for vessels. Even our Basarnas vessel, which is 40 metres [131 feet] long, is at great risk,\u201d Sudayana told reporters, referring to the country\u2019s search and rescue agency.<\/p>\n

Last month, a fire on a ferry sailing between Bali and Lombok killed one person and left five missing. In July, a ferry carrying more than 70 people sank near Selayar Island, south of Sulawesi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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