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Indonesia names first plane crash victim, steps up ‘black box’ hunt

Indonesia names first plane crash victim, steps up ‘black box’ hunt

AGUSTINUS BEO DA COSTA and YUDDY CAHYA BUDIMAN INDONESIA has identified a victim from the Sriwijaya Air crash as emergency crews prepared to send in a remotely operated underwater vehicle to search for the jet's cockpit recorders in the sea. The Boeing 737-500 plane with 62 people on board plunged into the Java Sea two days ago, minutes after taking off from Jakarta's main airport. Divers scoured the sea bed on Monday, retrieving human remains, personal possessions and pieces of plane wreckage until fading light ended the search, emergency officials said. Okky Bisma, a flight attendant on the plane, was identified…
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Indonesian plane feared to have crashed with 62 aboard

Indonesian plane feared to have crashed with 62 aboard

STANLEY WIDIANTO and TABITA DIELA A Sriwijaya Air plane with 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia's capital Jakarta on a domestic flight and rescuers said suspected debris had been found in the sea off the city. The Boeing 737-500, en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan, disappeared from radar screens after taking off just after 2.30 p.m. (0730 GMT). Indonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya told a news conference that 62 people had been aboard, including 12 crew. Another official had said earlier there were 56 passengers and six crew. Bagus Puruhito, head of the country's…
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