On The Second Day Of The Search For Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Aircraft, The TNI Sends Kopaska Submarines

Illustration - Sriwijaya Air Plane. (Photo: Twitter @sriwijayaiar)

JAKARTA - The TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto is leading the search for the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft which allegedly crashed around Lancang Island and Laki Island, Seribu Islands. Hadi left using the KRI John Lie with the KSAL, the Head of Basarnas to the Head of the NTSC.

KRI John Lie departed at around 07.00 WIB. Meanwhile, Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi rode KM Trisula. The two ships had departed from JICT 2 Terminal at around 07.40 WIB.

Hadi said his party had deployed diving troops from Kopaska to look for the fuselage that had crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands. The dive troops were deployed because of the finding of an aircraft signal from KRI Rigel, which had been looking for since last night.

"The tracking seat was sent to KRI Rigel, which last night or morning had docked at the scene of the crime. From the monitoring results it was suspected that it was strongly suspected and in accordance with the coordinates given, from the last contact there was a signal from the plane and the divers were immediately dispatched from Kopaska," he said. Hadi at the JICT 2 Command Post, Tanjung Priok, Sunday, January 10.

Hadi hoped that the information from the tracking results of KRI Rigel about the location of the SJ182 crash was correct. In addition, TNI also deployed aircraft including ships to search for aircraft.

"Hopefully what we already know, we will immediately follow up. We will continue to coordinate everything under the leadership of Kabasarnas to carry out the evacuation of SJ182 victims," said Hadi.

As previously reported, the wheels of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft left the Soekarno-Hatta Airport runway on Saturday, January 9 at 14:36 WIB. There is no feeling whatsoever. But four minutes later, all changed.

At 14:36 WIB, the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport. At 14:37 WIB, the Boeing B737-500 was at an altitude of 1,700 feet. And still allowed to ascend to an altitude of 29,000 feet.

14:40 WIB marked the start of the tragedy. The Sriwijaya Air aircraft with a wingspan of 28.9 meters is not moving towards 0.75 degrees. In fact, to the northwest. ATC was asked to report the direction of the aircraft.

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