Indonesian Navy officers carry brand-new findings of plane wreckages and human remains of the downed Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 at JICT II Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on Jan. 18,2021 (SP Photo/Joanito De Saojoao)
BY: CARLOS ROY FAJARTA & JAYANTY NADA SHOFA
JANUARY 21, 2021
Jakarta. Indonesian authorities have actually formally ended the search and rescue operation for the downed Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 on Thursday after 13 days of combing the crash site in the waters of Thousand Islands.
National Browse and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) chief Bagus Puruhito stated authorities have obtained 324 body bags, 68 small debris of the airplane, and 55 large wreckages. The police’s disaster victim recognition (DVI) group up until now has identified 43 victims and will quickly announce another 7 individuals.
” After technical factors to consider, along with [considering] the search effectiveness in the field and conference with the victims’ households, on January 21 at 5.00 p.m., the search operation for the SJ-182 flight has officially come to an end,” Bagus said at the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) II at Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta on Thursday, as priced quote by Jakarta World’s sis publication Beritasatu.
Authorities will continue to actively keep track of the event. They will also instantly examine any body stays or wreckage found by the public, Bagus said.
The preliminary joint search and rescue operation kicked off at Jan. 9, 2021, when reports of the missing airplane initially came in.
” This evening, we have ended the search and rescue operation. We are commited to support the National Transport Safety Committee (KNKT) to complete their investigation,” Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said.
” We have actually agreed with the Indonesian Navy chief, the military, and authorities to hold a follow-up operation with the home in Lancang Island,” he stated.
According to the minister, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has instructed them to find the still-missing cockpit voice recorder (CVR) flash memory, as it will be essential for the investigation.
Up until now, the police has handed 32 bodies to the victims’ families. The airline company Sriwijaya Air and state-owned insurer Jasa Raharja currently have the recipients’ rights fulfilled.
Sriwijaya Air has compensated Rp 1.5 billion (or around $107,080) per traveler. The 2011 Transportation Ministry guideline obligates an airline to compensate Rp 1.25 billion per passenger who passed away in an airplane accident. Sriwijaya then used another Rp 250 million.
Jasa Raharja has actually compensated Rp 50 million to the heirs for each traveler, in accordance with the 2017 Finance Minister guideline.
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