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Search for 140 people missing from Indonesian passenger ship
Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people loses contact in Java Sea, search underway
Search underway after Indonesian passenger ship carrying hundreds loses contact
Indonesian rescue crews searching for 140 people after ferry hit bad weather
Rescuers search for 140 people after Indonesian passenger ship sinks
Search underway for 140 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
Search underway for about 140 people missing after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
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Read the full report at The HinduIndonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by CBS News
Search and rescue ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
WorldPingIndonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while traveling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ABC News
WorldPingThe Virgo Transport 8 vanished crossing the Java Sea with 240 people aboard en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering an urgent search.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fox News
WorldPingAround 140 people are still missing after a passenger ship in Indonesia carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea during bad weather, officials say.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Sky News
WorldPingMore than 100 others on board were evacuated from the Virgo Transport 8 ship, including one who died Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 othe…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
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