A Ship Carrying More Than 240 People Lost Contact in the Java Sea—Rescuers Face a Five-Hour Run
No Comments on A Ship Carrying More Than 240 People Lost Contact in the Java Sea—Rescuers Face a Five-Hour Run
September 12, 2026
Indonesia launched an urgent search for Virgo Transport 8 after the passenger ship lost contact in bad weather, roughly 80 nautical miles from Banjarmasin. Early official counts put more than 240 people aboard.
Ferry Carrying 267 Capsizes Off Northern Cyprus—At Least 8 Dead, More Than a Dozen Missing
August 30, 2026
A passenger ferry sank shortly after leaving Kyrenia for Turkey on Aug. 30, killing at least eight people. Roughly 240 were rescued as an intensive search continued for those still missing.