President Instruct Comprehensive Search for Passenger, Aircraft AirAsia

President Instruct Comprehensive Search for Passenger, Aircraft AirAsia

Government ensures have found the crash site along with the body of a passenger airline Air Asia region QZ8501 in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, after doing a search that involves many parties.

Joko Widodo President gave a press conference after the visit and meet families in crisis center AirAsia passengers at Juanda International Airport, Tuesday, December 30, 2014 night. (VOA / Peter Riski)

SURABAYA-

Joko Widodo President ordered a massive search of the aircraft and all passengers and crew aboard Air Asia QZ8501, the piece fuselage has been found in the Java Sea near Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, on Tuesday (30/12). Deployment of the entire force will be focused on the area around the location of the discovery of pieces of the fuselage and the bodies of the passengers suspected of Air Asia.

"Both ships and helicopters from the sea and air will be a massive search, and I've been ordered to Basarnas to conduct a joint operation to find both aircraft and passengers and the entire crew. And I've been instructed to focus in advance in order to evacuate the passengers and crew, "the president said Joko Widodo.

President Instruct Search Comprehensive Passenger and Aircraft Against AirAsia

Earlier, reports said 40 bodies had been found in a search of the plane, but the head of the National Search and Rescue Agency confirms new East Java 6 bodies.

Head of the National SAR East Java, Hernanto said, until now the information gathered has found six bodies were believed to be the passenger Air Asia QZ8501 lost contact since Sunday (28/12) morning, although it is possible that the number has increased . Hernanto asserted, the evacuation of the bodies of passengers were found to be a priority, to subsequently flown to Surabaya to be identified. Surabaya was chosen as the location for the repatriation of the bodies of the victims, because most of the passengers came from Surabaya.

"First, the evacuation as soon as possible, so sorry for the victim's family as soon as possible evacuation yes, so the process as soon as possible. Eg crash site found the victim's body or directly taken to Pangkalan Bun, Pangkalan Bun clear brought into Surabaya. Surabaya incoming DVI, DVI identification. So having found entrance to Pangkalan Bun as evacuation shelters for first, for the movement of Pangkalan Bun to Surabaya, because most of the residents of Surabaya, there will be another regardless as to where to where, basenya here, because at the time of departure from Surabaya, "said Hernanto .

On his visit to the Air Asia crisis center in Surabaya Juanda International Airport, Tuesday (30/12), President Joko Widodo also like to thank all the parties, which have helped the whole process of search and discovery of the plane and the crew and passengers. Joko Widodo also convey empathy and condolences to the families of passengers who are victims, to meet the immediate family who has been waiting in the hall Air Asia crisis center.

"For all families of passengers and crew, once again I also feel the loss of this tragedy and we all pray that the whole family is given courage and strength in the face of this tragedy," the president said Joko Widodo.

A number of countries Send Help to Find AirAsia aircraft

US, China and other countries have sent ships to the Java Sea SAR to help Indonesia to search AirAsia passenger jet that crashed during a storm on Sunday.

Officers of Singapore Air Force took part in the search operation AirAsia aircraft lost (12/30/2014).

The rescue workers had been raised dozens of bodies from the sea is not calm Tuesday, and collect wreckage floating on the sea surface. US Navy ship, the USS Sampson, arrived on the scene to help find the plane carrying 162 people. The ship was equipped with a sonar device that can scan the ocean floor depth.

At least 30 ships, 15 aircraft and seven helicopters from several countries looking for the ill-fated plane between the islands of Borneo and Sumatra.

A Chinese frigate was on his way, while Singapore said it sent two underwater detection devices to search for signals from the flight data recorder or black box to help investigators locate the crash site. Australia, Malaysia and South Korea also sent warships and aircraft to assist the operation.

Authorities said the search by air have their shadows beneath the surface of the body of water is believed Airbus A320-200. (VOA)