JAKARTA - Riefian Fajarsyah or Ifan Seventeen mourned the Sriwijaya Air SJ182 plane crashing around the Thousand Islands. Because, one of his colleagues became a passenger on the plane.

He prayed, that his friend survived this incident.

"O Allah, save everything there, there is a friend of mine and his wife there, O Allah I hope you are safe, ye moll @ihsanadhlanhakim 🙏🏻"

Deputy for Operations and Preparedness of Basarnas Bambang Suryo Aji in a press conference on Saturday, January 9, said that fishermen found a number of debris allegedly from the Sriwijaya Air SJ182 plane that crashed around the Thousand Islands. These debris are being studied to determine whether they are related to the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed.

"Several pieces were found that were suspected. We still have not confirmed that the goods came from the Sriwijaya aircraft, now it is on our ship and we will pull it, we open a post at JICT2, "he said.

Report of lost contact with Sriwijaya Air SJ182 aircraft was received by Basarnas at 14.55 WIB. The Boeing 747-524 plane on the Jakarta-Pontianak route lost contact between Lancang Island and Laki Island, Seribu Islands.

"(If) tonight gets a location, tomorrow morning we will do a search. Depth (water) 20-23 meters, we do not know exactly where it is. The equipment found is now evidence that is being examined whether it is part of Sriwijaya or not, "he said.

Previously, the Regent of the Thousand Islands, Junaedi, said that the Sriwijaya Air plane crashed in the waters around Male Island, Tidung Island Village, South Thousand Islands on Saturday.

"Info from the fishermen of Bubu, seeing that an object fell in the sea around the waters of Lancang Island and Male Island, the vibration of the plane crashed to the Lancang Island settlement," said Junaedi, who was conveyed by the Thousand Islands Kominfotic in Jakarta, Saturday afternoon, as quoted by Antara, Saturday, January 9.

Junaedi revealed that he received information that the plane allegedly crashed at around 14.30 WIB, then a joint team from the Pari Island, Banbinsa, Damkar, Satpol SAR team assisted by fishermen combing around Lancang Island and Male Island.

Meanwhile, the Head of Pari Island, Mahtum, added that the joint team had found pieces of the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed in the waters of Male Island.


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