# Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 reported missing at sea

https://mins.news/en/item/57109

- CGTN, 2026-09-13 03:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-13/news-1QoPWqsHnvW/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, lost contact in the Java Sea early Sunday amid bad weather while traveling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin. At least one person has died and more than 100 have been rescued. Search teams are heading toward its last known position.

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