One dead, 102 rescued after Indonesian ferry goes missing in Java Sea

Search and rescue operation ongoing after Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator.Published On 13 Sep 202613 Sep 2026One 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.The Virgo Transport 8, with 243 people on board, lost contact with its operator in the early hours of Sunday, according to Indonesia’s search and rescue agency.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2Trump may be BRICS’s best recruitment agentlist 2 of 2BRICS meets in India: What’s on the agenda, why it mattersend of listIt had sailed from Surabaya on the Indonesian island of Java on Saturday and was heading for Banjarmasin, a port city on Borneo.Rescuers are searching for the remaining passengers and crew.The ship encountered rough weather, said I Putu Sudayana, head of the local search and rescue office in Banjarmasin.The ferry’s last known position was in the Java Sea, about 81 nautical miles (150km) from Banjarmasin, the AFP news agency reported.Rescue ships and a helicopter have been searching the area, where Sudayana said waves as high as 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) have hampere...