Editing Java Sea (section)

==History==
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Anjer aan de noordkust van Java TMnr 3728-415.jpg|thumb|left|Coast of Java Sea off [[Anyer]]]]
The [[Battle of the Java Sea]] from February to March 1942, was one of the costliest [[naval battle]]s of [[World War II]]. The naval forces of the Netherlands, Britain, Australia, and the United States were nearly destroyed trying to defend Java from Japanese attack.<ref>Oosten, F. C. van ''The Battle of the Java Sea'' Publisher: London : I. Allen, 1976. {{ISBN|0-7110-0615-6}}</ref><ref>Thomas, David A. ''Battle of the Java Sea''. London: Pan Books, 1971. {{ISBN|0-330-02608-9}}</ref>

===Incident===
On 28 December 2014, [[Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501]] crashed into the Java Sea while on route to [[Singapore]] from [[Surabaya]], East Java. All 162 passengers and crew were killed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kaiman |first=Jonathan |last2=Farrell |first2=Paul |last3=Safi |first3=Michael |date=2014-12-30 |title=AirAsia flight: teams retrieve bodies from Java Sea |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/30/missing-airasia-flight-qz8501-teams-retrieve-bodies-java-sea |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413082427/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/30/missing-airasia-flight-qz8501-teams-retrieve-bodies-java-sea |archive-date= Apr 13, 2024 }}</ref>

On 29 October 2018, [[Lion Air Flight 610]] crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff from [[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport]] in [[Jakarta]] heading towards [[Depati Amir Airport]] in [[Pangkal Pinang]]. All 189 passengers and crew on board are dead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/lion-air-flight-crashes-in-indonesia-20181029-p50cmu.html|title=Lion Air flight crashes in Indonesia |first1=James |last1=Massola |first2=Karuni |last2=Rompies |first3=Amilia |last3=Rosa |first4=Jenny |last4=Noyes |date=2018-10-29|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref>

On 9 January 2021, a Boeing 737-500 (PK-CLC) operating as [[Sriwijaya Air Flight 182]], crashed, near Laki Island, shortly after taking off from [[Soekarno–Hatta International Airport]], en route to [[Supadio International Airport]], with 50 passengers and 12 crew members aboard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indonesia-plane-missing-latest-updates-boeing-737-sriwijaya-air-flight-sj182-b1784832.html|title = Dozens feared dead after Boeing 737 drops 10,000ft into sea off Indonesia| website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date = 10 January 2021}}</ref>