An urgent search is underway in the Java Sea after the passenger ship Virgo Transport 8, carrying 240 people, lost all contact Sunday local time. The vessel was en route from Surabaya to Banjarmasin when communications were severed approximately 92 miles from its destination. Search and rescue teams were deployed immediately after the failure was reported, though the cause of the communication loss and any potential impact of weather conditions remain unconfirmed. Officials have not yet reported any casualties, and the operation to locate the ship is ongoing.
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