KRI Rigel-933 Has Mapped 2 Points Location Of Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Black Box

TNI members prepare for the search operation for Sriwijaya Air SJ 182 (Source: Special)

JAKARTA - The Commander of Fleet I Command, Rear Admiral TNI Abdul Rasyid, stated that the Indonesian Navy's dive team focused on looking for the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 black box at two points mapped by KRI Rigel-933.

"We have marked that point since last night by KRI Rigel, today we have dived," said Rasyid from KRI Rigel-933 in the waters of Male Island, Thousand Islands, Monday, January 11, reported by Antara.

Rasyid explained that the dive team on duty consisted of 14 people from the Mainir Ambfibi Reconnaissance Battalion (Yontaifib), 13 people from the Frog Troop Command (Kopaska), 17 people from the Koarmada Underwater Rescue Service (Dislambair), and 13 people from the Jalamangkara Detachment (Denjaka ).

The dive team was also strengthened by the use of a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) controlled from the KRI Rigel-933.

"Today we get a clear enough signal from the black box of Sriwijaya Air. Hopefully we can get it as soon as possible," hoped Rasyid.

The Sriwijaya Air plane with registration number PK-CLC with flight number SJ-182 route Jakarta-Pontianak lost contact on Saturday, January 9 at 14:40 WIB yesterday and crashed between Lancang Island and Male Island, Thousand Islands, DKI Jakarta.

The Boeing 737-500 aircraft lost contact at a position 11 nautical miles north of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang after passing an altitude of 11,000 feet and at the time of increasing its altitude at 13,000 feet.

The plane took off from Soekarno Hatta Airport at 14.36 WIB. The schedule is delayed from the previous flight schedule at 13.35 WIB. Departure delay due to weather factors.

Based on manifest data, the aircraft produced in 1994 carried 62 people consisting of 50 passengers and 12 crew members. Of these, 40 adults, seven children, three babies. Meanwhile, the 12 crew consists of six active crews and six extra crews.