Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor have recovered the flight data recorder from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people.
Indonesia Recovers First Black Box From Crashed Plane By Dessy SAGITA
01/12/21 AT 6:35 AM
A black box from the crashed Indonesian passenger jet has been recovered, officials said Tuesday, a discovery that could offer critical clues to explaining why the plane with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea.
Divers just off the coast of the capital Jakarta hauled the jet s flight data recorder to the surface, as the hunt continues for its cockpit voice recorder. Indonesian investigators are combing through the wreckage of the crashed Sriwijaya Air 737 to try and explain why it went down Photo: AFP / ADEK BERRY
Indonesian transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi told a live television briefing that the box had been found after the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plunged about 10,000 feet (3,000 metres) in less than a minute before slamming into the Java Sea Saturday.
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The recovery of the device is expected to help investigators determine what caused Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 to nosedive into the ocean shortly after takeoff from Jakarta on Saturday. AP Photo Associated Press (AP) 2021-01-12T15:50:35+05:30 Indonesia Plane Crash: Divers Recover Black Box From Java Sea outlookindia.com 2021-01-13T14:34:36+05:30
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Indonesian navy divers recovered the black box that belonged to the crashed Indonesian jet Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 from the Java Sea on Tuesday.
The recovery of the device is expected to help investigators determine what caused the Boeing 737-500 plane that had 62 people on board to nosedive into the ocean shortly after takeoff from Jakarta on Saturday.