Sriwijaya Air crash: Indonesia uses unmanned vehicle to step up search
17 January 2021 |
1:08 pm
Indonesian divers were assisted by remotely operated vehicles as they searched for bodies and black boxes from Flight SJ182. The recovery operation was hindered by tons of debris and layers of mud.
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