One person has died and 102 people have been rescued after an Indonesian ferry went missing in the Java Sea, according to the country’s search and rescue team.
Officials said contact was lost with the Virgo Transport 8 in the early hours of Sunday morning. The vessel had been travelling in the Java Sea when communication with it was cut off.
The search and rescue team later confirmed that 102 people had been rescued. One death has also been reported in connection with the incident.
The available information did not provide further details about the circumstances in which the ferry went missing, the condition of those rescued, or the cause of the loss of contact.
The latest confirmed position is that rescuers have recovered 102 people alive and one person has died following the incident involving the Virgo Transport 8.
