Solidarity Until the End

The humanitarian effort does not look to be ending anytime soon. The officers and volunteers involved are committed to completing their mission with determination and sincerity.

KOMPAS/RONY ARIYANTO NUGROHO

Indonesian Navy ships, water police ships, and Indonesian Air Force Super Puma helicopters were used to search for victims and black boxes of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft that crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands, DKI Jakarta, Monday (11/1/2021).

Simon Boyke Sinaga, 42, made two dives into the waters off Lancang Island in Thousands Islands regency on Monday (11/1). Together with other members of the search and rescue (SAR) team, Simon continued the search for victims and survivors of the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ-182 passenger jet.

Simon made his first dive at around 10 o’clock in the morning with two other divers. The KN SAR Wisnu, a state-owned vessel, departed Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) 2 in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, to carry Simon and 10 other divers to the crash site to continue the SAR operation.