JAKARTA - One of the dive teams for SAR operations to search Sriwijaya Air SJ-182, the Indonesian Navy Search and Rescue Task Force Pasops Lieutenant Colonel Faruq Dedy revealed difficulties in carrying out search efforts today.
Faruq said bad weather such as rain and strong winds at the search location, namely the waters of the Thousand Islands, resulted in limited visibility in the water.
"In recent days, especially the weather, both above the surface and under water, the visibility of the divers is very limited. Even the visibility is only about 10 to 20 centimeters," said Faruq when met at the JICT II Command Post, North Jakarta, Thursday, January 20.
During these few days, Ali acknowledged that strong winds had caused high waves, reaching 2 meters. Then, the currents under the sea are also quite fast.
"The last few days that have been quite hindering there is that the current is fast enough so that divers are waiting for the right time to dive back in, so the material taking is not significant," he said.
Until now, a team of divers from Dislambair, Kopaska, Denjaka, Taifib, and volunteers are still trying to search. It's just that, the team is looking for a more optimal lifting method in the middle of bad weather.
"What is clear is that there are still debris there. However, it is necessary to think again about the proper method of lifting if it is needed later because the material is quite heavy," said Faruq.
It is known that up to now the SAR team's findings total 324 body bags containing body parts. Then, as many as 119 aircraft materials, with details of 67 small bags containing aircraft debris and 55 large aircraft pieces.
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