Indonesia divers find casing of crashed jet's black box

A member of the Indonesian navy personnel stands guard as the debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the Java sea last week, are seen during a search and rescue operation at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta. Credit: Reuters Photo

Indonesian divers have found the casing of a cockpit voice recorder from a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea last week, but are still searching for its memory unit, navy officer Abdul Rasyid said on Friday.

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"We've found the body or casing, we've found the beacon and now we're looking for the memory," Abdul told reporters aboard the navy ship Rigel, which was televised live.

He was confident divers would find the memory within the next few days, adding that a plane's black boxes are usually strong and can withstand an impact.

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