Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- The SOS sign seen on Laki Island on the Google Maps application is not linked to the Sriwijaya Air plane crash, Operations Director of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Brig. Gen. Rasman MS said.

He said his team had checked the location and found nothing there.

"There was nothing there. I have sought confirmation from (the SAR team) members and they have found nothing there," he stated here Wednesday.

He said bad weather could have prompted fishermen to shelter on the island and use their smartphone to upload the SOS signal.

"Usually fishermen find shelter on the island in the event of bad weather. After they moored their boats, they likely played a game on the hand phone or anything else. Yes, it c...