Not A Wreck, Objects In Central Kalimantan Waters Are Actually Chinese Rockets

The object in the waters of West Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan which was initially thought to be a wreck, turned out to be a Chinese rocket (ANTARA)

PALANGKA RAYA - The Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) Police confirmed that the debris found in Kumai waters, West Kotawaringin was a Chinese rocket.

Head of Public Relations of the Central Kalimantan Regional Police, Hendra Rochmawan, explained the findings in the field, namely on the part of the body of the object there was a logo with the words CNSA (China National Space Administration), namely the national space agency of the People's Republic of China (PRC) which is responsible for the space program.

"From the results of the search for national 'online' (online) media reports on April 10, 2020, which stated that a Chinese rocket failed to orbit the Palapa-N1 Satellite and exploded in the sky, so it is certain that the debris is not an airplane that crashed," said Kombes Hendra. quoted by Antara, Wednesday, January 6.

The team conducting an investigation into the object's findings estimated that the pieces of the object that resembled the fuselage of the plane exploded in the sky and fell in the waters of the Java Sea. The flakes were allegedly carried away by the waves and stranded in Ranggau Bay, Sei Branch, Kumai District, West Kotawaringin Regency.

The plan is that the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) is planning to examine samples of the debris.

"It will also be continued with the 'zoom meeting' together with the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (LAPAN) to ensure that objects are found," said Kombes Hendra.

In addition, there are also other findings such as thermal protective suits (insulated Immersion and Thermal Protective Suits) and the 'life' jacket belonging to the MV Ship. Yuan Wang Hai - Panama.

The ship is known to have sailed from Australia to Vietnam via the Java Sea and will arrive in Vietnam on January 16, 2021.

"So related to the thermal protective suits (Insulated Immersion and Thermal Protective Suits) and the 'life' jacket belonging to the MV. YUAN WANG HAI - PANAMA is suspected to have been dumped or fallen by passengers, so that they were carried away by the waves and stranded on the coast of Rangau Bay," said Kombes Hendra.