Emergency Gliding Balloon Allegedly Owned By Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Found, This Is The Appearance

JAKARTA - The emergency slide balloon allegedly belonging to the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane that crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands was found. This sliding balloon was found around Lancang Island, where the coordinates of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft lost contact.

"The fleet is ready at the location, there are 3 (ships). He found an emergency slide balloon around Lancang Island, "said Head of the Tanjung Priok Marine and Coast Guard Unit (KPLP), Jakarta, Pujo Kurnianto, quoted from a Kompas TV broadcast, Sunday, January 10.

The sliding balloon allegedly belonging to the Sriwijaya Air plane on the Jakarta-Pontianak route resembles a tarp. There is an airplane number code on the balloon slide. This object was found at around 19.45 WIB, Saturday, January 9.

KPLP deployed 3 ships and 60 personnel. At the start of the search, the team was plagued by strong winds and rain.

"(Other pieces) still have no signs but we are continuing to look for cooperation with Basarnas and Indonesian Navy ships," said Pujo.

Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, at 14:36 WIB, Saturday, January 9. One minute later the plane to Pontianak was at an altitude of 1,700 feet and was allowed to rise to an altitude of 29 thousand feet following instrument standards.

"At 14:40 Sriwijaya did not go to 075 degrees but to the northwest, therefore ATC was asked to report the direction of the plane. Not long after, in a matter of seconds, SJY 182 disappeared from radar, "said Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi, Saturday, January 9.

There were 62 passengers including the crew of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft. Of the total passengers, there are 7 children and 3 babies.

The Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft had its departure delayed for 30 minutes. The reason was the heavy rain.