A passenger plane of the Indonesian company Sriwijaya Air crashed in the Java Sea on January 9.
The Boeing 737-524 airliner flew from Jakarta to the city of Pantianak.
Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karia Sumadi said the plane crashed near Laki Island.
There were 65 people on board, including 53 passengers and 12 crew members.
From the data of the Flightradar 24 portal, it follows that the plane lost 10 thousand feet (about 3 km) of altitude in about a minute.
Communication with the ship was lost approximately four minutes after takeoff.
Media reported that law enforcement officials and local residents found the alleged crash site.
So, parts were found that may belong to the liner.
Photos and videos also appeared in Indonesian publications, allegedly taken near the crash site.
The footage featured people showing debris and wire harnesses allegedly belonging to Sriwijaya Air's Boeing 737-524.
Later it became known that seven patrol ships of the Indonesian Marine and Coast Guard arrived at the site of the alleged plane crash.
"The ships are in this area, they will start looking for the wreckage of the aircraft," - TASS quoted the message of the Ministry of Transport of Indonesia.
In addition, about 40 Indonesian Navy divers will begin searching for victims of the Boeing 737-524 crash on Sunday, January 10.
According to the Indonesian media, the start of the operation was delayed due to unfavorable weather and the onset of darkness.
In addition, the work of divers is hampered by waves, the height of which reaches two meters.
The Navy also said that a preliminary crash area has been identified, but a verification of coordinates will be required.
Media reports, citing Bambang Surio Aji, Deputy Head of Operations and Preparedness, Indonesia's Search and Rescue Directorate, that the plane did not give emergency signals.
“We need to determine why he did not transmit the signal ... Australia also did not receive the signal.
Therefore, the search and rescue department is still trying to find out why the emergency radio beacon did not transmit a signal, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to Flightradar24, the crashed Indonesian airline made its first flight in May 1994 with the American airline Continental Airlines.
The aircraft entered the disposal of Sriwijaya Air in 2012.
Boeing representatives confirmed that the company was informed of the incident.
“We are aware of media reports from Jakarta and are closely monitoring the situation.
We are trying to collect more information, "RIA Novosti quotes Boeing spokesman Dana Sallum as saying.
According to preliminary data, there were no Russian citizens on board the crashed liner.
This was announced at the Russian Embassy in Indonesia.
“The Embassy immediately made an official request to the National Agency for Search and Rescue of Indonesia regarding the presence of Russian citizens on board.
According to the preliminary information received, there were no compatriots on board the plane.
We are clarifying the information, ”reads the publication of the diplomatic mission posted on Facebook.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
The Russian leader in his letter asked to convey words of sympathy and support to the families and friends of the victims.
"Please accept my sincere condolences on the death of passengers and crew members of the plane that crashed off the coast of Java," the Kremlin press service quotes the president.
Recall that a major plane crash occurred in Indonesia in 2018.
The Boeing 737-MAX plane with 189 passengers on board crashed.
The liner requested a return to the airport, but after about 15 minutes disappeared from the radar.
None of those on board survived.
According to the results of the investigation of the incident, it became known that one of the on-board systems of the aircraft led to the accident.
After a similar incident with a Boeing 737-MAX in Ethiopia, the flights of these aircraft were suspended.
Commercial flights on these aircraft were resumed only in December 2020.