Indonesian Navy Search for Lion Air JT 610’s Victims

Karawang, MINA – The Indonesian Navy has deployed 25 divers from the Underwater Rescue Unit (Dislambair) to search for victims and wreckage of a Lion Air JT 610 aircraft which crashed into the waters of Karawang, West Java, Monday.

“We have also deployed Denjaka personnel (Jalamangkara Detachment) and Battalion Amphibious reconnaissance consists of 41 personnel with four Sea Rider equipment, two boats rubber and diving equipment, “said the Head of the Indonesian Navy (Kadispenal) Information Service, Colonel Laut (P) M Zaenal, in his written statement, in Jakarta, Monday, Antara News Reported.

In addition to Denjaka (the Indonesian Navy’s elite forces), the Navy also deployed 40 personnel of Frogman with four Sea Rider.

The Indonesian Navy also sent six KRI, namely KRI Sikuda-863, KRI Tengiri-865, KAL Cobra 867, KAL Sanca-815 under the ranks of Koarmada I and KRI Banda Aceh-593 from Kolinlamil which will function as a base ship, and KRI Rigel-933 from Pushidrosal which has underwater detection capability.

Meanwhile, the air element that supports the CN-235 aircraft departs for helped detect the beginning of the Lion Air plane crashing from the air.

“The Navy along with the Basarnas team set up a post at JICT (Jakarta International Container Terminal), North Jakarta, which consists of 1 set of tents, 2 truck vehicles, and 1 set of equipment post, “said Zaenal.

Previously, Head ofIndonesian Navy Hydro-Oceanographic Center (Kapushidrosal) Harjo Susmoro, said, KRI Rigel will detect the “full covered” depth in thecrash site of Lion Air aircraft at coordinates 5 ° 46.15000 ‘S – 107 ° 7.16000’ E and the surrounding area with using Multibeam Echosounder EM2040 and “Side Scan Sonar” to describe the condition of a plane with three dimensions. (T/Sj/RS5)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)