January 9th, a passenger plane of Indonesia’s Sanfoqi Airlines with 62 people took off from Jakarta International Airport.
Four minutes later, it lost contact with the ground and was found to have crashed into the waters of the Kuril Islands in Jakarta region.
After the incident, the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Bureau, together with the Indonesian Ministry of Transport, the Navy, the Air Force and other departments, dispatched ships, helicopters, divers, etc.
to participate in the search and rescue. After a day and night of searching, the relevant personnel have recovered the remains of some of the victims and the remains of some passenger planes.
At present, the location of the aircraft’s “black box” has been determined, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.
“This is Indonesia’s misfortune”
On January 10, the atmosphere in Danjubulu Port, located in the northern part of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, was tense, and from time to time police cars and ambulances flashed past.
The temporary search and rescue command center of the crashed passenger plane of Indonesia’s Sanfoqi Airlines is located at International Container Terminal 2 in the port.
Reporters saw at the scene that a number of police vehicles and military vehicles were parked at the container terminal, and rescue equipment and materials were piled up in temporary tents.
Dozens of military and police are maintaining order, and a large number of uniformed rescue workers are rushing back and forth.
From time to time, rubber boats sailed across the sea, carrying black bags containing salvage to the shore.
On the ground are salvage items that have just come out of the water, and the staff took pictures while checking.
Indonesian police said on the 10th that search and rescue personnel had salvaged the bodies of some of the victims and transported them to the Indonesian National Police Hospital for autopsy.
The police appealed to the families of the passengers of the crashed passenger plane to go to the Indonesian National Police Hospital as soon as possible to submit information and items that could help identify the victims.
In the sea where the accident occurred, more than a dozen boats involved in the salvage were working intensively. Helicopters hovered in the air and divers searched underwater.
A staff member of the search and rescue command center said that the salvage was mainly the wreckage of the passenger plane, as well as the remains and remains of some of the victims. “It is not expected that there will be no survivors”.
The crashed passenger plane, which had 50 passengers and 12 crew members, including seven children and three babies, was on board, the flight number SJ-182.
It was unfortunate in Indonesia and I am saddened by the crash of Flight SJ-182.” A rescuer told Xinhua News Agency.
The location of the black box has been determined.
Indonesian Transport Minister Budi and Indonesian National Army Commander-in-Chief Hadi held a press conference at the dock on the same day.
Hardy said that search and rescue personnel have determined the location of the wreckage and black box of the crashed passenger plane, which is “a major development”.
The Indonesian military will work with the National Search and Rescue Agency and other relevant departments to jointly salvage the wreckage of the passenger plane from the bottom of the sea at a depth of 23 meters.
The passenger cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, commonly known as the “black box”, play a key role in analyzing and judging the cause of the passenger plane crash.
It is reported that the passenger plane took off for half an hour due to heavy rain, and plummeted by about 3,000 meters within one minute.
At the time of the incident, local fishermen heard two loud explosions from the sea.
A spokesman for Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport said that air traffic controllers had asked the pilot why the plane deviated from the scheduled route.
The crashed passenger aircraft is the Boeing 737-500, which is more than 26 years old and joined the Sanfoqi Air fleet for eight years.
Jefferson, general manager of Sanfoqi Airlines, said at a press conference held on the 10th that the plane crash had also flown to other cities in Indonesia earlier that day. The flight from Jakarta to Kundian was in good condition and suitable for flying.
Sanfoqi Airlines is a low-cost airline operator. Founded in 2003, it mainly operates domestic and Southeast Asian routes.
It has a good safety record before.
Boeing said on the 10th that it had been informed of the media coverage of flight SJ-182, was in contact with Indonesia’s Sanfoqi Airlines and was ready to provide support.
Indonesian President Joko expressed condolences on behalf of the Indonesian government and people on the 10th to the victims of the crash.
He asked all parties concerned to use all resources and do their best to search for people on the crashed passenger plane, and asked the National Traffic Safety Commission to investigate the cause of the crash and issue relevant reports as soon as possible.
