All news
Politics
Business
Technology
Incidents
Sports
Weather
Science
Entertainment
World
Real Estate
AI News
Indonesian authorities lose contact with ferry carrying 240 people
Incidents

Indonesian authorities lose contact with ferry carrying 240 people

SAPO Notícias13 September 2026 at 04:17

Indonesian authorities reported today that they lost contact during the early hours with a passenger ship carrying 240 people. The ferry was on a route through the Java Sea and was south of Borneo island. Indonesian authorities are now trying to establish contact with the vessel to determine the situation of the passengers and crew on board.

Why this matters

The safety of 240 passengers is at risk in a maritime incident that is taking place in the Java Sea. Indonesian authorities are facing an emergency situation without being able to establish communication with the vessel, which raises concerns about the weather or operational conditions that may have caused the loss of contact. This event follows concerning patterns of maritime accidents in the region, which has already faced similar tragedies in the past.

About this summary

This is our short summary of a report published by SAPO Notícias on 13 September 2026 at 04:17; the full text stays with the publisher. In our feed it sits under Incidents. We currently carry 24554 items in that section.

All items in this section →
Source

Related articles

ENTREVISTA: PSP alerta para aumento de imigrantes ilegais que chegam de comboio e autocarro
Incidents

INTERVIEW: PSP warns of increase in illegal immigrants arriving by train and bus

PSP warned of a significant increase in irregular immigrants arriving by train and bus in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto, coming from other European cities. This trend represents a shift in illegal immigration patterns, with immigrants opting for land routes instead of traditional sea crossings.

SAPO Notícias13/09/26, 05:00
Casa da ex-vice-presidente dos EUA, Kamala Harris, é invadida; polícia foi chamadaPhoto by jcorifjr on Pexels
Incidents

House of former US Vice President Kamala Harris is broken into; police were called

The house of former US Vice President Kamala Harris in Malibu, California, was broken into on Friday night (11). Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff were not at the location at the time of the break-in. The intruder, described only as a woman, was detained by the former vice president's private security and police were called to the scene, but no arrest was made. A spokesperson confirmed that Harris and Emhoff are grateful for the quick response of security and police.

oglobo13/09/26, 04:32
Dois anos depois, médicas relembram ataque israelense 'devastador' com pagers no Líbano, 'diferente de tudo já visto antes'Photo by pastorromulomarques on Pexels
Incidents

Two years later, doctors recall 'devastating' pager attack in Lebanon, 'different from anything ever seen before'

The article recounts the simultaneous explosions of pagers loaded with explosives in Lebanon on September 17, 2024, two years after the attack, focusing on the testimony of doctors from LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital in Beirut. The article describes the case of Karim, an 11-year-old boy who was admitted with severe facial and brain injuries and did not survive, as well as the generalized chaos that followed the attack considered devastating and unprecedented by health professionals.

oglobo13/09/26, 04:00
Irão: Projétil de origem desconhecida atinge navio no Estreito de Ormuz – UKMTO
Incidents

Iran: Projectile of unknown origin strikes ship in the Strait of Hormuz – UKMTO

A ship crossing the Strait of Hormuz was hit by a projectile of unknown origin, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations office (UKMTO) reported, without indicating whether the incident caused casualties or material damage.

SAPO13/09/26, 03:39