Sriwijaya Air crash: Indonesia uses unmanned vehicle to step up search

Indonesian divers on Tuesday were aided by a remotely operated underwater vehicle as they resumed the search for the remains of the victims and sought to recover the flight recorders from the Sriwijaya Air jet.

The Boeing 737-500 plane crashed into the Java Sea minutes after taking off from Jakarta’s main airport on Saturday afternoon with 62 people on board.

Authorities have narrowed down the approximate location of the black boxes, after picking up signals from the devices, which record information about the speed, altitude, and direction of the plane as well as flight crew conversations.