A Search and Rescue Mission in Indonesia
April 13, 2021
Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 was an Indonesian domestic flight from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta to Pontianak, Indonesia. On Saturday 9 January 2021, the Boeing 737 crashed into the waters of the Thousand Islands just four minutes after take-off. The President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Wododo, immediately ordered all authorized agencies to carry out search and rescue (SAR) operations.
The SAR operation for Flight 182 involved several government agencies, including the National Search and Rescue Agency Republic of Indonesia, the Indonesian National Armed Forces, and the Indonesian National Police. The Indonesian Navy Hydro-Oceanographic Center (Pushidrosal) immediately dispatched the hydrographic survey vessel KRI Rigel-933 to carry out search operations at the crash site. KRI Rigel-933 is a survey ship made by the French shipyard OCEA in 2015, with sophisticated hydrography and oceanography survey e
Basarnas readies divers team to search crashed Sriwijaya plane 10th January 2021
Coordinator of the Search and Rescue of Basarnas Rasman deployed divers team in JICT II Terminal, North Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 10, 2021). ANTARA/Andi Firdaus/sh Jakarta (ANTARA) - The National Search and Rescue Team (Basarnas) has readied divers to locate debris of the ill-fated Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed in the waters of Seribu Islands en route from Jakarta to Pontianak, West Kalimantan We are focusing on the search in the crash coordinate. We have conducted a survey using underwater detection vessel. After we can find it, we will deploy divers, Basarnas Search and Rescue Coordinator Rasman said here on Sunday.
Air Force finds oil spills allegedly from the crashed Sriwijaya plane 10th January 2021
Assistant Operation of the Air Force Chief of Staff Air Vice Marshal Henri Alfiandi made a press statement in Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 10, 2021). ANTARA/Syaiful Hakim/sh Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has found oil spills, allegedly from the crashed Sriwijaya airplane, south of Laki Island, Seribu Islands District, Jakarta. We can see the anomalies or contrast of color on the sea surface. I assumed that it was an oil spill, Assistant Operation of the Air Force Chief of Staff Air Vice Marshal Henri Alfiandi said at Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Base, Jakarta after conducting an air surveillance on Sunday.