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Selasa, 17 Maret 2015 | 04:13 WIB
Pencarian AirAsia QZ8501 Diperpanjang
TEMPO.CO, Makassar: Operation search for victims and wreckage AirAsia PK-AXC QZ8501 extended until Wednesday, March 18, 2015. This was done after the discovery of three bodies of the alleged victims of the ill-fated plane in the territorial waters of the Gulf of Kumai, Central Kalimantan, Saturday, March 14, 2015. This makes the search and rescue operation, which is planned to be discontinued on March 15, 2015, should be extended.
Operations Section Chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Makassar Ridwansyah Deden said until now there is no instruction from the center to end the SAR operation AirAsia.
"The information continues until Wednesday this week. If there is no longer finding in Pangkalan Bun, (Basarnas) The Center will evaluate," said Deden told Tempo, Monday, March 16, 2015.
Rescue operations are worth an extended, recalling found three corpses. Deden call and probably does exist corpse AirAsia around finding the remains of the last location was found. Deden said the search process will be carried out by dipping method and using tools.
Meanwhile, rescue operations in the Makassar Strait, said Deden, operating standby status. It is no longer conducting searches along the coastline of South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi. After all, there is no finding bodies and pieces of bodies of victims of AirAsia in the last month. Only fragments and debris are often found.
Nevertheless, Deden asserted, approximately 90 SAR personnel consisting of six teams still on standby to evacuate victims and wreckage AirAsia in the Makassar Strait. Four teams vigil in Makassar. The team was deployed in Selayar District, South Sulawesi and Mamuju, West Sulawesi. "Each team consists of 15 people," he said.
Head Office Makassar Basarnas Roki Asikin said before there is instruction Basarnas Center to stop the search, the search and rescue operations in the Makassar Strait AirAsia continues. Until now, I have found no instruction or certainty about when AirAsia SAR operation officially ended. "We are waiting for guidance center," he said.
In the process of SAR AirAsia, Roki said search teams always prioritize the evacuation of casualties. Findings debris and wreckage will be reported to the authorities. However, it was left to the parties to coordinate with NTSC AirAsia regarding important part plane needed to research.
Since doing a search AirAsia QZ8501 in the Makassar Strait, the end of January, Basarnas Makassar has evacuated at least 14 pieces of body and dozens of aircraft debris in some areas, such as Pinrang and Barru, South Sulawesi and Majene, West Sulawesi. These findings have been sent to Surabaya to be identified.
TRI YARI KURNIAWAN
http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2015/03/17/058650491/Pencarian-AirAsia-QZ8501-Diperpanjang
