Nestled between the Indonesian islands of Kalimantan (to the north), Java (to the south), Sumatra (to the west), and Sulawesi (to the east), the Java Sea is already a graveyard of sorts. <\/p>\n
Many have lost their lives in the tropical waters. <\/p>\n
In January 2007, a local Indonesian flight carrying 102 souls on board lost contact with air traffic control over the Java Sea. <\/p>\n
Ten days later, debris from the plane was found off the coast of Sulawesi. There were no survivors. <\/p>\n
It was later determined that the plane went down due to pilot error. <\/p>\n
There have also been a series of ferry accidents. <\/p>\n
In November 2009, a ferry carrying passengers between the Indonesian islands sank in stormy waters off the coast of Sumatra. <\/p>\n
Though more than 200 people were rescued, 30 people were killed in the rough waters. <\/p>\n
In December 2006, a ferry carrying over 600 people broke apart as it was tossed among the waves in the Java Sea. More than 400 perished. <\/p>\n
A passenger ship also sank in this corner of the ocean in 1981. The KMP Tampomas II caught fire while sailing from Jakarta to Sulawesi and sank near the Masalembu Islands, hundreds died in the incident. <\/p>\n
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