Updated January 17th, 2021 at 20:16 IST

Metal believed to be part of Indonesia plane black box

"We found them two days ago," Alit said. Alit also said the part that holds the CVR recording is still missing.

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The Indonesian navy said on Sunday that two pieces of metal recovered from the Java Sea were part of the black boxes from the crashed Sriwijaya Airplane. Speaking from Jakarta port, Colonel Alit held up scraps of the Boeing 737-500's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR) to reporters.

"We found them two days ago," Alit said.Alit also said the part that holds the CVR recording is still missing. Investigators have already downloaded information from the plane's flight data recorder, which was recovered earlier this week. The plane lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from Jakarta during heavy rain on January 9. The jet crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 62 people on board.

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Published January 17th, 2021 at 20:16 IST