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Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after the ship lost contact, (AP PHOTO)
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Desperate search after ship carrying 240 people disappears

There are fears for 240 people aboard a missing Indonesian passenger ship in the Java Sea that's lost contact with authorities.

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