Rescue teams in Indonesia were looking for 140 people on Sunday after the passenger vessel Virgo Transport 8 lost contact amid poor weather in the Java Sea. A search and rescue agency official said 103 other people had been evacuated from the ship, with one death among that group.
The agency said the vessel, which had more than 240 people aboard, was reported missing early Sunday. Further information is expected as the situation develops.
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