Search Area Expanded

The significant findings of the joint SAR team on Sunday were connected to the suspected crash site of the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 in the waters of the Thousand Islands archipelagic chain.

KOMPAS/FAJAR RAMADHAN

Para petugas Basarnas mengumpulkan serpihan pesawat Sriwijaya Air SJ 182 PK-CLC yang diangkut dari KRI Kurau di JICT, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta Utara, pada Minggu (10/1/2021).

To optimize the search for and rescue of victims of the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 passenger jet that crashed off the coast of Jakarta, the search-and-rescue (SAR) operation will be expanded on Monday (11/1/2021) to also cover coastal areas.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Efforts have been made to expand the area of the search-and-rescue (SAR) operation to increase the number of findings from that recovered on Sunday (10/1). By 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, 10 bags containing pieces of the fuselage and 16 large portions of the airplane had been recovered. In addition, the operation recovered 10 bags of human remains.