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Indonesia Extends Search Operation at Plane Crash Site Until Monday

© REUTERS / ANTARA FOTOIndonesian Navy members carry the remains of Sriwijaya Air plane flight SJ 182 which crashed into the sea off the Jakarta coast in Indonesia, January 13, 2021
Indonesian Navy members carry the remains of Sriwijaya Air plane flight SJ 182 which crashed into the sea off the Jakarta coast in Indonesia, January 13, 2021 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The search operation to locate the victims and wreckage of the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed on January 9 has been extended until Monday, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said.

"It has been decided that the search and rescue operation for the victims and wreckage of Sriwijaya Flight SJ182 is officially extended for another three days until Monday," the minister said as quoted by the Tempo news outlet.

According to the media outlet, the search operation will shift its focus to areas closer to the coastline since debris are drifting from the initial site of the aircraft crash. The authorities may make adjustments to the search period after Monday’s results.

Indonesian rescue members inspect what is believed to be the remains of the Sriwijaya Air plane flight SJ182, which crashed into the sea, at Jakarta International Container Terminal port in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - Sputnik International
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On Tuesday, media reported that those involved in the search operation had found one out of the plane's two black boxes, without specifying whether it was a cockpit voice recorder or a flight data recorder.

Domestic flight SJY182 disappeared off radars minutes after takeoff from Jakarta on Saturday. The Boeing 737-500 fell into the water near the Laki island just north of Java with 56 passengers and six crew members on board.

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