Central Kalimantan Regional Police Investigates Wreckage Of Aircraft In Kumai Waters Found By Anglers

The joint team with residents of West Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan, checked objects or debris that were suspected of being wrecked by aircraft found in Kumai waters, Tuesday (5/1/2020). ANTARA / HO-Public Relations of Central Kalimantan Police

JAKARTA - The Central Kalimantan Regional Police will soon conduct an investigation into the findings of a number of pieces of objects suspected of wrecking aircraft in Kumai waters, West Kotawaringin Regency.

"The object found is in the shape of a half tube with a length of approximately eight meters and a diameter of about five meters. The material from the debris found is fiber, aluminum hanecom or a type of aluminum plate," said Head of Central Kalimantan Police Inspector General Pol Dedi Prasetyo through the Head of Public Relations of Kombes Hendra Rochmawan in Palangka. Raya, reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 6.

Hendra said, other supporting findings were electrical plaques with code YF 19-46TJa WFC, code YF 19-46TJa WFC2, plaques without codes were of two types, allegedly electrically selenoid code BLS-300C 34-1 19C and Hanicom flakes made of aluminum, fiber is part of an airplane.

This is because, said Hendra, there is a logo or symbol on the outer side of the object in the form of a star and is yellow and on the other side has a star logo like burn marks with CNSA writing surrounded by rice pictures.

Furthermore, the discovery of the object stems from a resident named Arfandi who was fishing with his family, on Friday, January 1 and saw the object that was thought to be a wreckage until the next day, they returned to the location to check and check and it was true .

Then, another finding was found in a separate location about 500 meters from the object suspected of being part of the plane in the form of buoys and wearpacks with the YUAN WANG HAI PANAMA brand. So for that the team that visited the location, has also coordinated with PT. Kumai Sentosa for the construction of a post if needed.

"PT Kumai Sentosa's office yard can be used as a landing hellypad at coordinates 3 ° 26.3 'S - 111 ° 49' T with the construction of wet and dense sand. So this has been followed up by the team," he explained.

Hendra stated, at the location of the beach conditions are mud-bottom with a depth of 60-140 centimeters at the lowest tide. The closest effective route is through the sacred bay of PT Kumai Sentosa block 70, then through the irrigation channel using the company's klotok to block 77.

"Meanwhile, for radio waves belonging to the company 149,600," he said.

The joint team from Basarnas, Polairud Polda Kalteng, AL Kumai Post, Satpolairut Polres Kobar, the Office of the Harbormaster and Port Authority of Central Kalimantan and the community worked hand in hand to secure the alleged wreckage at the scene.