Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 SAR Operation Update: 24 Body Bags Taken To JICT2

FDR black box Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft at JICT2 Post, Tanjung Priok (Diah Ayu / VOI)

JAKARTA - Kabasarnas Bagus Puruhito said there were 24 body bags related to the crash of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane. One of the pockets contains particles from the plane.

"Likewise the search for CVR. For information, we have just returned from the location. Earlier we brought to JICT there were 24 body bags and one containing particles from the plane, "said Kabasarnas Bagus in a press conference at the JICT2 post, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, Tuesday, January 12.

Kabasarnas said that the search for victims of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft was still continuing.

"Of course in the future we will still continue this search for the evacuation of victims, as well as the evacuation of existing materials, which are still in the location," he continued.

Meanwhile, in the same press conference, TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto said the discovery of part of the FDR was reported by the KSAL at around 16:40 WIB, Tuesday, January 12. At 14.00 WIB, according to the TNI Commander, the KSAL reported a fraction of the FDR black box Sriwijaya Air SJ-182.

"16.40 KSAL reports again that FDR has been found and it is also reported that two underwater beacons were found. This means that CVR still needs to be searched without the help of these beacons. However, we believe that all the beacons in the cockpit voice are found in the vicinity with high confidence so the cockpit voice will be found, "said Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto at the main post for the search for Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft at JICT2, Tanjung Priok, Tanjung Priok.

The black box was put into a box filled with brownish water, then taken by Sea Rider by several divers, including Kopaska and Dislambair.