Indonesian Ferry Accident Carrying 243 People Leaves 1 Dead, 140 Missing

An accident involving an Indonesian passenger ship carrying over 240 people has left one person dead and 140 others missing.

Citing the search and rescue agency in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, foreign media outlets including Reuters reported on the 13th local time that authorities received an accident report from an official of the passenger ship "Bergo Transport 8" in the Java Sea near Banjarmasin at around 4:10 a.m. that day.

At the time of the accident, 243 passengers were on board the ferry, and the specific details of the report have not yet been disclosed.

The accident resulted in one death, while 102 people were evacuated using three other vessels, and the remaining 140 individuals are reported missing.

The ferry departed from Surabaya in East Java, Indonesia's second-largest city, at around 10:13 a.m. the previous day, heading toward Banjarmasin, but lost contact at around 2:00 a.m. today after radioing about poor weather conditions.

The last confirmed location of the ferry is waters approximately 148 kilometers away from the Basirih Pier in Banjarmasin.

An official from the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Agency stated, "Upon receiving the report that communication with the ferry was lost, we immediately dispatched a rescue team to its last known location and are focusing on searching for the missing persons."

(Photo: Capture from CNN Indonesia website, Yonhap News)
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