Rescuers Search for 140 Missing After Indonesian Ferry Sinks in Java Sea
Officials say one person is confirmed dead and 102 rescued after the Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, lost contact with its operator.
Search and rescue teams in Indonesia were working to locate about 140 people still missing after a passenger ferry sank in the Java Sea, according to officials cited by Al Jazeera.
The vessel, identified as Virgo Transport 8, was carrying 243 people when it lost contact with its operator, authorities said.
Officials reported that one person has been confirmed dead and 102 people have been rescued so far, according to the report.
Search and rescue operations were continuing as authorities worked to account for the remaining passengers and crew, the report said.
Further details on the cause of the sinking and the condition of those rescued were not immediately available.
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- Rescuers search for 140 people after Indonesian passenger ship sinks — Al Jazeera — All
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