Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – The Head of the National Search and Relief Agency (Basarnas) Marsekal Madya TNI Bagus Puruhito announced the extension of the search for the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft for the next three days.
“This afternoon it was decided that the joint SAR operation in the context of searching for or evacuating Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 victims I extended three days,” said Bagus at a press conference at JICT 2 Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, Friday.
He said that previously Basarnas, together with the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) and related ranks had held a meeting to discuss the possibility of extending SAR operations to evacuate victims and plane debris that lost contact on Saturday (9/1) at 14:40 WIB and crashed in the waters between Lancang Island and Laki Island, Thousand Islands, DKI Jakarta.
After considering various possibilities and situations, they decided to extend the search and rescue operation for the next three days until Monday (18/1) 2021.
“I repeat, I extended three days. Means until Monday (18/1). This means that after that we re-evaluate it and decide what to do next, ”said Bagus Puruhito.
Meanwhile, to focus on the search for the Sriwijaya SJ-182 aircraft on the seventh day on Friday (15/1), Basarnas Operations Director Brigadier General TNI (Mar) Rasman MS previously said that the joint SAR team would still concentrate on evacuating victims and cockpit voice recording devices or cockpit voice recorder (CVR).
“Likewise with debris. That will remain the focus of search for today, “he said.
The Sriwijaya Air plane with registration number PK-CLC with flight number SJ-182 on the Jakarta-Pontianak route lost contact on Saturday (9/1) at 14:40 WIB and crashed in the waters between Lancang Island and Laki 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 while increasing its altitude at 13,000 feet. A flight data recorder (FDR) was found in the waters of the Thousand Islands on Tuesday (12/1). However, as of noon today, Friday (15/1), the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) has not been found. (jek/bbs)
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