An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 240 people lost contact on Sunday in the Java Sea, according to the Associated Press.
A search-and-rescue operation has been launched to locate the ship, which was travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island.
Initial information indicated that the vessel's last known position was in the Java Sea, about 148 kilometres from a pier in Banjarmasin.
Further details are awaited.
