Xinhua News Agency, Jakarta, January 10th, the scene: the search and rescue work of the Indonesian airliner crashed
Xinhua News Agency reporter Liang Huigulu
On January 10, the Tanjung Bulu Port, located in the northern district of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, was tense. Police cars and ambulances flashed past.
The Temporary Search and Rescue Command Center of Indonesia's Srivijaya Airlines crashed passenger plane is located at the Port’s No. 2 International Container Terminal.
At 14:36 on the 9th, local time, a Boeing 737-500 passenger plane carrying 62 people on Sanfoqi Airlines took off from Jakarta International Airport. It lost contact with the ground 4 minutes later and was found crashing in the waters of the Kuril Islands in Jakarta. .
After the incident, the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency, together with the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation, Navy, and Air Force, dispatched ships, helicopters, and divers to participate in the search and rescue.
After a day and night of searching, relevant personnel have salvaged the remains of some victims and some passenger plane wrecks.
The Indonesian police said on the 10th that search and rescue personnel had recovered the remains 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 airliner to go to the Indonesian National Police Hospital as soon as possible to submit information and items that can assist in identifying the victims.
Xinhua News Agency reporters at the search and rescue command center site that day saw a number of police and military vehicles parked at the container terminal, and rescue equipment and supplies stacked in temporary tents.
Dozens of military and police are maintaining order, and a large number of rescue workers in uniforms are rushing back and forth.
From time to time, rubber boats pass by on the sea, transporting black bags with salvage to the shore.
The salvaged objects that just came out of the water were placed on the ground. The staff checked and took photos.
In the sea area where the incident occurred, more than a dozen ships participating in the salvage are working intensively. There are helicopters hovering in the air, and divers are searching underwater.
A staff member of the search and rescue command center said that the main salvage was the wreckage of the passenger plane, as well as the remains and remains of some victims. "It is expected that there will be no survivors."
Indonesian Minister of Transport Budi and Indonesian National Army Commander Hadi held a press conference at the terminal that day.
Hardy said that search and rescue personnel have determined the location of the wreckage and black box of the crashed passenger plane, "this is a major development."
The Indonesian military will cooperate with the National Search and Rescue Bureau and other relevant departments to jointly salvage the wreckage of the passenger plane from the 23-meter-deep seabed.
The flight number of the crashed passenger plane was SJ-182, and there were 50 passengers and 12 crew members on board, including 7 children and 3 babies.
According to reports, the passenger plane was delayed for half an hour due to heavy rain, and plunged about 3000 meters within one minute after takeoff.
Local fishermen heard two huge explosions on the sea when the incident occurred.
"This is Indonesia's misfortune. I feel sad for the crash of Flight SJ-182." A rescuer from the search and rescue command center told Xinhua News Agency reporters.
Indonesian President Joko on the 10th, on behalf of the Indonesian government and people, expressed condolences to those who lost their chances.
He asked all parties concerned to use all resources and do their utmost to search for the people on the crashed airliner, and asked the National Traffic Safety Commission to investigate the cause of the crash and release related reports as soon as possible.