The Denjaka And Kopaska Army Elite Troops Move To Look For The Falling Sriwijaya Air SJ-182

JAKARTA - The elite TNI troops from Kopaska and Denjaka were also deployed to help search for victims and the wreckage of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft that allegedly crashed in the waters of Male Island, Seribu Islands.

"The dive teams from Kopaska and Denjaka have made preparations and tonight all of them are already at the location," said Commander of Koarmada I, Rear Admiral TNI Abdul Rasyid at JICT II Pier in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. Quoted by Antara, Saturday, January 9. has found the coordinates of the crash site and has been distributed to all elements of the closest personnel.

"There have been four to five KRIs that have approached the scene," said Rasyid.

Previously, the Head of the Naval Information Service (Kadispenal) First Admiral of the TNI Julius Widjojono in Jakarta, Saturday, said that the KRIs that were deployed were from Koarmada I and Lantamal III ranks.

The KRIs that were moved were KRI Teluk Gili Manuk (onboard the Kopaska Team), KRI Kurau, KRI Parang, KRI Teluk Cirebon, KRI Tjiptadi, KRI Cucut -866, KRI Tenggiri.

The Ministry of Transportation confirmed that the Sriwijaya Air plane for the Jakarta-Pontianak route with flight number SJ 182 lost contact at 14:40 WIB.

"There has been a 'lost contact' of the Sriwijaya aircraft on the Jakarta - Pontianak route with a SJ 182 call sign. The last contact occurred at 14:40 WIB," said the Director General of Air Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation, Novie Riyanto.

Novie said the plane crash incident is currently under investigation and is being coordinated with the National SAR Agency (Basarnas) and the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC).