WorldPingIndonesian rescuers say about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea…
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Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people loses contact in Java Sea, search underway
Indonesian rescue crews searching for 140 people after ferry hit bad weather
Rescuers search for over 100 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
Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing
Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
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WorldPingVessel travelling from the East Java city of Surabaya to the South Kalimantan city of Banjarmasin…
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Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.
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WorldPingIndonesian rescuers said about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
Search and rescue ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator.
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WorldPingThe Virgo Transport 8 vanished crossing the Java Sea with 240 people aboard en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, triggering an urgent search.
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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…
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