December 21, 2025 05:43 am (IST)
Follow us:
CVR of crashed AirAsia aircraft lifted
Jakarta, Jan 14 (IBNS) The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) of Indonesia on Wednesday announced that Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of QZ8501 aircraft has been found and lifted from the seafloor.
The aircraft crashed into sea with 162 people aboard late last month.
The CVR was found at a distance of approximately 20 meter from the location where the flight data recorder was found on Tuesday and it was lifted this morning, an AirAsia release said.
Following this finding, BASARNAS confirmed that both parts of the aircraft's flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been evacuated and flown to Jakarta for further investigation.
Meanwhile, BASARNAS chief, Marshal Bambang Soelistyo visited the crisis center at Surabaya in East Java Region Police Headquarte to have a direct dialogue with the families.
During the dialogue, Bambang Soelistyo assured the families that the main SAR operation was still on-going and their main priority was to search and recover the passengers despite weather and underwater current challenges.
To date, BASARNAS has confirmed to have recovered a total of 48 bodies of which 36 have been identified.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
Taipei metro attacks: Smoke grenades, stabbing rampage kill 3, trigger security alert across Taiwan
Sat, Dec 20 2025
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower to surpass Burj Khalifa, set to become world’s tallest building
Fri, Dec 19 2025
Asim Munir under pressure as Trump wants Pakistani troops in Gaza
Wed, Dec 17 2025
Bondi Beach attack: Shooter wakes up from coma, faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder
Wed, Dec 17 2025
'Hero' who wrestled gun from Bondi Beach shooter was a Syrian cop before moving to Australia
Wed, Dec 17 2025
Not in New York: Statue of Liberty replica collapses in Brazilian city amid severe storm
Tue, Dec 16 2025
From Mumbai memorial to Bondi tragedy: Rabbi honouring 26/11 Mumbai victims killed in Sydney terror attack
Mon, Dec 15 2025
Survivor of Oct 7 Hamas attack hurt in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre
Mon, Dec 15 2025