Flight data recorder from Sriwijaya Air jet that plunged into the sea just after takeoff with 62 people on board should help explain the crash, but another black box is still missing.
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The recording device was being transported to Jakarta's port - it comes after more human remains were found at the crash site as well as personal items such as wallets containing identification cards
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Published: 12 Jan 2021 04:48 PM BdST
Updated: 12 Jan 2021 04:48 PM BdST Indonesian navy divers stand on a rubber boat next to Indonesian naval warship KRI Rigel 933, during the search and rescue operation for the Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, at the sea off the Jakarta coast, Indonesia, Jan 12, 2021. REUTERS
Indonesian authorities have retrieved one of the black boxes from a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea at the weekend, a navy spokesman said on Tuesday. The recording device was being transported to Jakarta s port, spokesman Fajar Tri Rohadi told Reuters. );
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Local television footage had earlier showed a white plastic box holding the device aboard a speed boat.