`Black Box` Fokus Pencarian Basarnas setelah Ekor Pesawat Ditemukan
Indonesian Search and Resque Agency Make Sure Black Box Still in the Tail
Reporter : Rizki Saleh
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
Jakarta (B2B) - Badan SAR Nasional (Basarnas) fokus untuk menemukan kotak hitam (blackbox) pesawat setelah memasuki hari ke-12 operasi pencarian korban dan pesawat Air Asia QZ8501.
"Setelah bagian ekor pesawat ditemukan, maka rencana kita secara bertahap untuk memastikan apakah blackbox masih berada di posisinya di bagian ekor itu atau sudah terlepas dari tempatnya semula," kata Kepala Basarnas Marsekal Madya F Henry Bambang Soelistyo di Jakarta, Kamis.
Soelistyo menjelaskan, untuk memastikan hal tersebut, Basarnas sudah berkoordinasi dengan Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) dan para penyelam di lapangan.
"Karena blackbox memerlukan perlakuan khusus untuk bisa mengambil dan mengevakuasinya," kata dia.
Dia menyebutkan sejak pukul 06.45 WIB tim sudah kembali menyelam ke bagian ekor, namun karena jarak pandang di bawah satu meter di dasar laut karena itu para penyelam hanya mendapatkan puing-puing dan sudah dibawa ke kapal.
Kekuatan arus laut di lokasi pencarian di Selat Karimata sendiri saat ini 3-5 knot sehingga tim penyelam saat ini juga menunggu arus bawah lebih baik. Lebih lanjut Soelistyo menjelaskan, rencana operasi hari ini, jika blackbox masih melekat pada tempatnya maka harus berkoordinasi dengan KNKT apakah boleh ekor diangkat sekaligus.
"Jadi keputusan ada di KNKT, kita hanya membantu dan kita sudah siap dengan crane yang ada di kapal Crestonyx," katanya.
Jakarta (B2B) - The Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency, known as Basarnas will focus its efforts on finding the black box of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that has gone missing on Sunday (December 28).
"Once the tail is found, we will ascertain whether the black box is still positioned in the tail section or whether it has moved from its original position," Chief of Basarnas FH Bambang Soelistyo said here on Thursday (7/1).
To ensure this, Basarnas has been coordinating with the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) and divers in the field.
"A black box requires special attention during its retrieval and evacuation," he added.
At 6:45 a.m. local time, he noted, the team returned to dive in the area where the tail has been found. Due to poor visibility under the sea, the divers only retrieved the flight´s debris and moved it to a ship.
The strength of ocean currents in search locations reached 3 to 5 knots forcing a team of divers to wait for better currents. Furthermore, Soelistyo explained, if the black box stays in its right place, its retrieval should be coordinated with the NTSC.
Soelistyo pointed out that if the black box is in the tail compartment, Basarnas should coordinate with the Indonesian Transportation Safety Committee, known as KNKT to discuss the best way to lift the debris.
"So a decision is to be made by the KNKT´s authority. We will help. We have already provided them with the Crest Onyx vessel that is equipped with a crane," he revealed.
