Indonesian authorities have lost contact with a ferry carrying 243 people on board, according to ANSA. The Italian news agency reported the development on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
Coverage of the incident varies slightly between outlets. RaiNews reported that a vessel with 241 people aboard went missing in the Java Sea, and that search and rescue efforts were underway in a race against time. ANSA and other Italian outlets, including Corriere della Sera and Sky TG24, put the number on board at 243. The discrepancy in the passenger count has not been explained in the reporting available so far.
Separate reporting from la Repubblica described a ferry that suffered a breakdown amid bad weather, leaving one person dead and more than 100 people evacuated. It is not immediately clear from the available material whether that report refers to the same vessel or to a different incident in Indonesian waters.
