Indonesian plane crashes at sea, more than 60 people in danger

Indonesia's Srivijay Air passenger plane carrying more than 60 people crashed. There is no confirmation of the number of people dying if the experts believe it is difficult to save the life of the passengers.

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A passenger plane of Srivijaya Air of Indonesia, carrying more than 60 people, has crashed into the sea of ​​Jakarta. According to foreign media reports, on Saturday, a local TV reported by Capt. Eko Surya Hadi, the commander of the Trishula Coast Guard ship, that human body parts and aircraft debris were found. The Boeing 737-500 aircraft was carrying 62 people, including 56 passengers and 6 crew members.

Body parts and debris found

Surya Hadi said that we have found many body parts, life jackets, avtur (aviation turbine fuel) and aircraft debris. The SJ-182 flight from Jakarta's Socarno-Hatta International Airport to Pontianak City in West Kalimantan province crashed at around 2.40 pm (local time)."

Contact Broken

The contact was broken, Yusuf Latif, spokesman for the National Search and Rescue Office, said contact with air traffic controllers was lost after the Indonesian plane took off from Jakarta on Saturday afternoon. Rescuers reached the site after receiving information from AirNave Indonesia.

Number of Accidents

There have been many accidents before, on October 29, 2018, all 189 people were killed shortly after the Boeing 737 Max aircraft of Lion Air of Indonesia flew from Jakarta. In December 2014, an AirAsia aircraft crashed into the sea while traveling to Surabaya, Indonesia's second-largest city, killing all 162 people on board. Told that debris of human body parts and aircraft have been found. The Boeing 737-500 aircraft was carrying 62 people, including 56 passengers and 6 crew members.