JAKARTA - Joint SAR operations related to the downing of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft collected dozens of body bags and debris. A total of 65 body bags today were evacuated from the waters of the Thousand Islands, where the plane crashed on the Jakarta-Pontianak route.
"Today we get 65 body bags, bringing the total to 139 body bags that we have found," said Kabasarnas Bagus Puruhito during a press conference at the main post for the search for Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft at JICT2, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, Tuesday, January 12. .
The joint SAR team also found 10 bags containing small pieces of debris, bringing the total to 26 bags.
"And today's large pieces of aircraft we get 2 pieces of the plane, which means the total is 26," said Bagus.
He confirmed that the search and evacuation of victims of Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 will continue tomorrow. A search was also carried out to find the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) black box Boeing type aircraft.
"We are focusing on the evacuation of victims, because of course this is very much awaited and every body bag found we will immediately hand over to the Police DVI to immediately be taken to the Kramat Jati Police Hospital," continued Bagus.
This afternoon the Sriwijaya Air flight data recorder (FDR) black box was found and handed over to the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT).
TNI Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto submitted the FDR findings to the Head of Basarnas, Marshal Madya Bagus Puruhito. Furthermore, the black box was handed over by Basarnas to the Head of the KNKT Soerjanto Tjahjono.
The NTSC took the FDR to his office for analysis. Soerjanto revealed that the initial stage of the research was downloading the recorded data in FDR for the next five days.
"We ask for prayers from everyone so that the data download can run smoothly. We need 2 to 5 days whether this data can be read or not, later we will convey it. If the data is successful we open it and what its contents are and we will convey the outline, "Soerjanto said during the handover of FDR at the JICT II Command Post, Tuesday, January 12.
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. But we believe that all the beacons in the cockpit voice were found around it with high confidence that the cockpit voice will be found, "said Hadi.
Jokowi's instructionsPresident Joko Widodo (Jokowi) issued 3 instructions regarding the downing of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft. Searching for victims and revealing the cause of the accident on the Jakarta-Pontianak route are the priority tasks of the relevant authorities.
This President Jokowi's instruction was conveyed by the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi. Budi Karya faces Jokowi at around 13.30 WIB, Tuesday, January 12.
"The president conveyed his deep condolences to the families of the victims and prayed for the victims to have a place with Allah," Minister of Transportation Budi Karya said at a press conference at the main post for the search for Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft at JICT2, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta.
Jokowi in the meeting ordered the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya, to go directly to the JICT2 post.
"There were 3 instructions that the president gave us, the handling of the disaster must be fast to get a black box as well as the bodies of the victims and the pieces of the plane's body to be immediately removed," said the Minister of Transportation.
Currently the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) black box Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft has been found. The Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) is still in search.
"(Instruction) second, insurance and the rights of the victims must be given to the family in accordance with applicable regulations. Third, the cause of the accident must be found and used as a lesson to improve the performance of national flights, "the Minister continued, mentioning two other Jokowi instructions.
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