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Indonesian ship with 240 passengers loses contact in Java Sea

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A passenger ship named Virgo Transport 8, carrying 240 people, has lost contact in the Java Sea. The vessel was traveling from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan. A search operation was initiated after the ship experienced a communication failure due to bad weather, with its last known position approximately 148 km from Banjarmasin. AI

RANK_REASON This is a significant event involving a large passenger vessel and a search and rescue operation. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Indonesian ship with 240 passengers loses contact in Java Sea

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    Indonesian ship with 240 passengers aboard loses contact in Java Sea

    Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Sunday after a passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo Island, officials said. The Search and Rescue Office in Banjarmasin, the capital of Sout…

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