Search-and-rescue operations are underway for a passenger ship that went missing off Indonesia’s Java Island. Of the 243 people aboard, 102 have been rescued and one body has been recovered.
Contact with the ship was lost at around 2 a.m. local time as it traveled from Surabaya to Banjarmasin in East Java province. The ship’s operator notified the relevant units after encountering adverse weather conditions.
After contact was lost, the ship was determined to have gone missing off Java. Search-and-rescue teams were dispatched to the last area where the ship was believed to be located.
All available resources are being used to reach those still missing, and the operation is continuing under the coordination of the relevant institutions.