According to the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi who confirmed the incident, he said a Sriwijaya Air jet crashed shortly after take-off on Saturday afternoon in Jakarta, and debris has been spotted on the surface.
The plane entered the water close to Laki Island, based on debris found, which includes what are thought to be passengers' items such as clothes.
The reports also have it that Flight SJ 182 was heading to the city of Pontianak and lost contact some minutes above the Pulau Seribu (Thousand Islands) archipelago in the north of Jakarta.
The aircraft was carrying 62 passengers and crew members before losing 10,000 feet in just one minute.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Red Cross had prepared 100 volunteers and equipment for the evacuation process.
According to the organizer, the volunteers are ready at the Tanjung Kiat beach near the crash site, while some of them have departed with navy vessels.
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