Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship

JAKARTA, Jakarta —

Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation Sunday after a passenger ship carrying not less than 240 individuals misplaced contact within the Java Sea whereas touring from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island, officers stated.

The Search and Rescue Workplace in Banjarmasin, the capital of South Kalimantan province, stated they obtained a report that the Virgo Transport 8 had skilled a communication failure whereas en path to the town from Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest metropolis in East Java province.

Preliminary info indicated the vessel’s final recognized place was within the Java Sea, about 148 kilometers (92 miles) from a pier in Banjarmasin. The ship’s manifest stated it was carrying 241 passengers.

There have been no fast experiences of casualties.

Arianto Ardi, operations chief at Banjarmasin’s rescue company, confirmed the lack of contact with the vessel and stated rescue personnel had been dispatched to the world.

“We have now established an operations submit at Trisakti,” Arianto stated.

Authorities stated the ship’s operator reported the incident after receiving info that the vessel had encountered unhealthy climate.