Black Box From Crashed Indonesian Jet Retrieved From Debris on Sea Floor

Chief of National Search and Rescue Agency Muhammad Syaugi (L) shows part of the black box of Lion Air's flight JT610 airplane, on Baruna Jaya ship, in the north sea of Karawang, Indonesia, November 1, 2018. Antara Foto/Muhammad Adimaja./Reuters
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JAKARTA—Indonesian divers on Nov. 1 retrieved a black box from a Lion Air passenger jet that crashed into the shallow sea off the coast of the capital, Jakarta, killing all 189 people onboard.

The device should provide clues to what went wrong after the plane lost contact with ground staff just 13 minutes after taking off early on Oct. 29 from Jakarta, on its way to the tin-mining town of Pangkal Pinang.