Domestic Passenger Plane Crashes into Sea in Indonesia... 62 On Board

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunwoo Lee] It has been reported that a domestic passenger plane in Indonesia carrying 62 passengers crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. Search teams have found several pieces of debris from the plane at sea, but the search has been hampered as night fell.

According to Indonesian state news agency Antara and other foreign media, on the 9th, the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation announced that Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, which took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport on the outskirts of Jakarta at 2:36 PM carrying 62 people, disappeared from radar 4 minutes after takeoff and contact was lost. The aircraft had 50 passengers and 12 crew members on board, including 40 adults, 7 children, and 3 infants. It is reported that there were no Korean passengers on board.

Flight SJ182 did not send any emergency signals to the control tower at the time of the accident. The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation estimates that the aircraft crashed between Pulau Lancang and Pulau Laki in the northern sea of Jakarta, where the water depth is up to 20 to 23 meters. Nearby fishermen heard a loud noise and found cables, jeans, and hair presumed to be debris from the aircraft fuselage.

At the accident site, fishing boats along with military and police forces have deployed naval vessels, patrol boats, and helicopters for the search, but visibility has been difficult as the sun set. Eight hours have passed since the passenger plane went missing, but there has been no news regarding survivors.

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