The Virgo Transport 8 lost contact in the Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island. The Virgo Transport 8 ship set sail on Saturday from the East Java city of Surabaya to the South Kalimantan city of Banjarmasin before losing contact, the agency said. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The Virgo Transport 8 lost contact in the Java Sea while travelling from East Java to South Kalimantan on Borneo island. A major search and rescue operation has been launched by Indonesian authorities.S1

• The Virgo Transport 8 ship set sail on Saturday from the East Java city of Surabaya to the South Kalimantan city of Banjarmasin before losing contact, the agency said.S2

• An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people was reported missing after losing contact in the Java Sea early on Sunday during bad weather, the country's search and rescue agency said in a statement.S3

• Vessel travelling ​from ‌the East Java city of Surabaya ‌to ​the South ⁠Kalimantan city of ‌BanjarmasinS4

• The Virgo Transport 8 experienced a communication failure in the Java Sea on Sunday - an operation is now underway to try and located the ship and the 241 people on boardS5