
Contact was lost with the ship going from East Java to South Kalimantan
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The ship lost radar and radio contact around 02:00 local time after encountering bad weather conditions.
Authorities reported that contact was lost with the ship, which was sailing from the city of Surabaya in East Java province to the city of Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan province, at around 02:00 local time.
Officials stated that the ship operator reported the situation after receiving information that the ship encountered bad weather conditions, and announced that the ship carrying 241 people was lost off the coast of the Java region.
Authorities announced that search and rescue teams were dispatched to the last estimated location of the ship, and noted that all means were mobilized to find the missing and that search activities were carried out in cooperation with all relevant authorities.
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