Indonesian divers on Monday intensified the search to retrieve the data recorders of a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea two days ago, reported AP. They will also look for bodies of victims.
The Indonesian Sriwijaya Air plane with 62 people on board had crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from capital Jakarta on Saturday. The Boeing 737-500 crashed near Laki Island, about 12 km from the airport. The plane, which had departed for Pontianak in West Kalimantan, disappeared from the radar after taking off just after 2.30 pm.
“Anything that we can retrieve, debris, victims or anything else, we will try,” search and rescue operation director Rasman MS said at a press briefing. “The quicker we can find victims, the better.”
A total of 53 vessels will be involved in Monday’s search. The divers will widen the search area under the sea and along the coast, reported Reuters. The data recorder tracks electronic information such as airspeed, altitude…