Group of rescuers from the Russian Federation in Indonesia can strengthen two more IL-76 – RIA Novosti

Group of rescuers from the Russian Federation in Indonesia can strengthen two more IL-76 – RIA Novosti

JAKARTA, Jan. 2 – RIA Novosti. Grouping Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in Indonesia, which arrived in the country to search for the wreck of the Malaysian Airbus may be enhanced by two more planes, the head of the Task Force, the chief military expert Ministry of Emergency Situations Edward Chizhikov at a meeting with the head of the National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia Tatangom Kurniadi.

The summary detachment of 72 rescuers Ministry of Emergency Situations “Centrospas” and the Center for the Management of special risk “leader” with the necessary equipment and two airplanes – IL-76 and Be-200 – arrived in Jakarta on Friday.

“Grouping Russian rescuers can be enhanced. In readiness for the flight is two Il-76 helicopters on board,” – said Chizhikov. Kurniadi thanked the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for what they came for assistance in carrying out a search operation.

The main military expert Emergencies Ministry said that as part of the consolidated unit are experienced divers who can work at great depths. In addition, an rescuers brought all the necessary equipment and gear that allows to work autonomously.

In the search can be activated and amphibious aircraft Be-200ES, which can be splashed down in the right place. The advance team of rescuers on the Be-200 can go to Kalimantan and get started right away. Russian rescuers will coordinate with Indonesian structures dealing with search and rescue. Chizhikov in an interview said that the camp of the Russian rescuers better place as close as possible to the seaport.

Currently, Indonesia in search of crashed Airbus assist the US, Australia, UK. By prospecting attracted more than 30 ships and 15 aircraft. However, as noted Kurniadi, “the results are not very good,” still could not find the black boxes.

What other emergency occurred with Malaysian airliners

This is not the first incident with the aircraft Malaysian airlines this year. In the night of March 8 Boeing 777-200 airliner airlines Malaysia Airlines, made flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew members on board, disappeared from radar screens. It is assumed that the plane flew into the southern part of the Indian Ocean, where the crashed. Large-scale searches in the ocean failed. More details about the incident with the flight MH370 read the Chronicle & gt; & gt;

July 17 passenger aircraft Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur flight MH17, crashed in the Donetsk region. On board the ship were 298 people, among them – 85 children and 15 crew members. They all died. Kiev authorities blamed the crash militias Donbass, and those said they did not have the means, which could bring down a plane at such a height. The preliminary report on the investigation means that the plane broke up in flight due to “structural damage caused by external influences numerous high-objects”, but the source of these objects could not be established. More details about the investigation collapse of the liner – a special project Ria.ru & gt; & gt;