JAKARTA – Indonesia’s transport ministry said on Wednesday it had recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea shortly after take-off on Jan. 9, killing all 62 people on board.
A news conference to discuss the find will be held at 1100 local time (0400 GMT), according to a media invitation from the ministry sent to reporters.
A navy spokesman, La Ode Muhamad Holib, told Reuters that the CVR was found on Wednesday. A ministry spokeswoman declined to comment on whether it was in good condition.
Divers found the casing and beacon of the CVR from the 26-year-old Boeing Co 737-500 within days of the…
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