A passenger ship carrying around 240 people has lost contact in the Java Sea while travelling from Indonesia's East Java province to South Kalimantan on Borneo island. A search and rescue operation has been launched to locate the vessel and the people on board.
The incident came to light after the ship, which was travelling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin, suddenly went out of contact while sailing through the Java Sea. Authorities have begun a search operation and a rescue vessel has been sent towards the ship's last known location.
