CREST ONYX

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Supply ship boarded by robbers

Four robbers in a boat approached and boarded the berthed "Cres Onyx" in position 001 04 15N, 103 54 20E, at the Dharma Sentosa Marindo Yard, Batam, on July 22, 2019, at 11 p.m. During routine rounds, the second mate noticed footprints on the main deck. Further checks revealed that, a store room padlock had been broken. Consequently, an alarm was raised, and the crew mustered. Vessel?s properties were reported to be stolen. The following day at 9 p.m. a suspicious boat came alongside the vessel with two people on board. One of them was armed with a knife. However, upon raising the alarm, the boat moved away.

Data flight recorder retrieved

Indonesian navy divers retrieved the black box flight data recorder from the wreck of the AirAsia flight QZ8501 on Jan 12, a major step towards unravelling the cause of the crash that killed all 162 people on board. At 7:11 a.m. the flight data Recorder was lifted aboard the "Crest Onyx". The second so-called black box, containing the cockpit voice recorder, was located about 20 metres away from where the flight data recorder was found, but divers have not yet been able to get to it. The cockpit voice recorder seemed to be under a wing, which was quite heavy. Salvors will use air bags to lift it on Jan 13. Report with photo: http://www.airdrieecho.com/2015/01/11/indonesian-divers-retrieve-airasia-flight-data-recorder-from-sea

Crest Onys involved in salvage of wreckage of lost Air Asia flight

A serious attempt was underway late in the afternoon of Jan 10, 2014, to lift the tail section of the downed AirAsia flight QZ8501 from the sea bottom, after teams of divers managed to attach a giant orange balloon to the wreckage. The international search and rescue team has two balloons capable of lifting 35 tonnes, and four others with lifting power of 10 tonnes each. It was hoped they will be able to bring the key piece of wreckage to the surface to allow a thorough search for the "black box" flight recorder which is usually stored in the tail. The plane crashed on Dec 28, 2014, killing all 162 passengers and crew aboard. Crews were trying to manoeuvre an the "Crest Onyx" close enough to grab the part of the fuselage using a crane, and then lift it from the water. If the plan worked, searchers plan to scour the tail section for the "black box" flight recorder — even though the "pinger" locator on Jan 9 suggested it may have been dislodged from the tail and was lying 300 metres, or more, away in the muddy ocean. If the "Crest Onyx" was able to lift the water-and-mud logged tail section on board its ship, it plans to take it to the nearest town, Pangkalan Bun, where the search has been coordinated from. But strong currents, high waves and changeable weather have hampered the search so far, but conditions on Jan 10 appeared relatively calm. The tail — the only part of the debris so far found — was half buried in mud, and it was feared that if the black box has also become buried, it will be difficult to find. Two weeks have elapsed since the crash. The tail section has yielded no bodies, though two were found on the sea floor nearby, still strapped to their seats. In total, 48 bodies have now been dragged from the sea. The main body of the plane, which authorities hope contains most of the rest of the deceased, has still not been located. The search included two teams of divers sweeping different parts of the ocean floor — one for the black box, and one for the tail. The tail was found on Jan 7. It was lying upside down and partially buried about 30km from where the plane was last seen on radar. Report with photos: http://www.smh.com.au/world/divers-attempt-to-lift-tail-section-of-airasia-flight-qz8501-20150110-12lne0.html