JAKARTA - A team of Indonesian Navy soldiers were involved in sweeping the crash site of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane in the Seribu Islands.

The troops deployed are a combination of the Rescue Detachment (SAR) combined from the Jalamangkara Detachment (Denkaja) Marines of the Indonesian Navy, Amphibious Reconnaissance (Tafib) Marines of the Navy in the waters of the Thousand Islands.

On Sunday, January 10, the joint Indonesian Navy team found several pieces of evidence suspected to be related to the crash of the Sriwijaya Air plane, ranging from plane debris, cables, broken tires, oil spills, body parts, passenger property and others which were taken and secured by the troops. Denjaka and Taifib of the Indonesian Navy Marine Corps.

Meanwhile, during the search operation, Monday, January 11, the search focused on the black box which recorded all information before the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 flight on the Jakarta-Pontianak route crashed on Saturday, January 9.

The joint team of the Indonesian Navy in an effort to search for victims and black box aircraft Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 in the Thousand Islands (DOK. Instagram korps_marinir_tni_al)
The joint team of the Indonesian Navy in an effort to search for victims and black box aircraft Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 in the Thousand Islands (DOK. Instagram korps_marinir_tni_al)

In this search, the joint team of Denjaka and Taifib of the Indonesian Navy Marine Corps used a detection tool, namely the Pinger locator, which can send sonar signals to the black box. If received, the signal will be sent back complete with information on the whereabouts of the black box.

Meanwhile, the Head of the National Search and Relief Agency (Basarnas) Vice Marshal TNI Bagus Puruhito said that the search for victims and materials for the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft will continue tomorrow.

Bagus said, on the fourth day of search tomorrow, the joint search team will expand the search area. Search was carried out on the surface of the ship along with dives.

The joint team of the Indonesian Navy in an effort to search for victims and black box aircraft Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 in the Thousand Islands (DOK. Instagram korps_marinir_tni_al)

"Tomorrow we plan to focus on carrying out the evacuation of the search for victims and the search for other materials. As well as the area we will expand on the surface by boat, under the surface by diving or by using the ship's sonar," said Bagus at the JICT II Integrated Command Post, Monday, January 11.


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