Relatives of plane's victims cast flowers into Indonesia sea

Sriwijaya Air crew members and families pay their last respects to colleagues and loved ones who died on flight SJ182 which crashed after takeoff from Jakarta on January 9, during a ceremony at the crash site off the coast on Tuesday (Jan 22, 2021). - AFP

THOUSAND ISLANDS (Indonesia), Jan 22 (AP): Relatives of crash victims on Friday prayed and threw flowers into the Java Sea where a Sriwijaya Air jet plunged into the water almost two weeks ago, killing all 62 people on board.

An Indonesian navy vessel took dozens of grieving relatives to the site. Many people wept as they prayed and cast flower petals into the water, and officials from the navy, search and rescue agency, and Sriwijaya Air employees threw wreaths into the sea.