Indonesia hopes to retrieve black boxes of crashed jet from Java Sea
(VOVWORLD) - Indonesian authorities have located 2 black boxes of a Sriwijaya Air jet that plunged into the sea two days ago with 62 people on board minutes after take off from Jakarta’s main airport.
 Divers from naval forces search for plane debris crashed in waters near Lancang Island, Indonesia, January 10, 2021. (Photo: AFP / VNA) |
A recovery team said they will try to retrieve the data recorders.
The Boeing 737-500 jet was headed to Pontianak on Borneo island, 740 km from Jakarta, when it disappeared from radar screens just four minutes after take-off and crashed into the Java sea.
This is the first major air crash in Indonesia since 189 passengers and crew were killed in 2018 when a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX plunged into the Java Sea soon after take-off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.