Disappearance of flight SJY 182 in Indonesia: what we know
Debris and human remains were found near the site where Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 allegedly crashed.
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In Indonesia, searches are intensifying, twenty hours after the disappearance of flight SJY 182 and its 62 occupants who had left the radars after a spectacular loss of altitude, just a few minutes after takeoff.
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Off Laki Island, hundreds of people are now deployed to try to find
the traces of the Boeing 737-500 and its passengers,
reports
our regional correspondent,
Gabrielle Maréchaux
.
The Indonesian soldiers, rescue teams, helicopters, divers and fishermen from the surrounding area are starting to find debris and elements that suggest a dire scenario.
A Navy vessel detected a signal from the device and a team of divers began to descend and found pieces of the device such as debris and parts with identification numbers, an official said. 'army.
Human body parts and personal effects have been found, the Jakarta police spokesperson reports to a television station, but it is still impossible to link them with certainty to SJY flight 182. To advance the search, the families of 52 adults and ten missing children are cooperating with the authorities, informs CNN Indonesia, by providing the means to identify the bodies of their loved one.
Cause still unknown at the moment
But if all efforts are made, the weather may complicate research, recalls the national meteorological agency which announces heavy rains and strong winds.
Regarding the cause of this disappearance, it is still very difficult to know why the plane had deviated its trajectory towards the north-west a few seconds before its disappearance.
Radar image (flightradar24.com) showing the route of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 after take off from Jakarta.
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The Indonesian company Sriwijaya Air aircraft connecting Jakarta to Pontianak, on the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after 2:40 p.m. local time on January 9.
According to data from the FlightRadar24 website, the aircraft reached an altitude of nearly 11,000 feet (3,350 meters) before dropping sharply to 250 feet.
He then lost contact with the control tower.
Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the device appeared to deviate from its course just before disappearing from radar.
Not a new generation 737
In October 2018, 189 people died
in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX
that crashed into the Java Sea after take off.
An accident involving the same model of plane in Ethiopia resulted in the immobilization for months of this type of plane and the American aircraft manufacturer was fined $ 2.5 billion for misleading authorities during the approval process for this device.
Sriwijaya's plane does not belong to the controversial new generation of Boeing 737 MAX but is 26 years old.
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