AirAsia search team finds four 'large objects'
The Indonesia Search and Rescue Agency searching for AirAsia flight 8501 has found two more "large parts" of the crashed jet, bringing the total to four pieces of debris. The plane had been carrying 162 people.
Agency chief Fransiskus Bambang Soelistyo said on Saturday that the four large objects were found in the Java Sea using an Indonesian ship equipped with sonar technology. Despite high waves on Saturday, search teams extended their hunt for bodies and wreckage. So far, some 30 bodies have been found. Two other objects were also found earlier on Saturday, some 30 meters (90 feet) below the surface. No survivors have been found. "We managed to detect two large objects - one three-dimensioned, another two-dimensioned," Soelistyo said, adding there were signs of an oil spill. "I can confirm that they are parts of the plane we are looking for," he said. The Airbus A320-200 disappeared during a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore, after losing contact with air traffic control on December 28. Prior to losing contact, the pilot requested to ascend to avoid approaching threatening clouds. Permission was denied, however, due to heavy air traffic. On Saturday, Indonesian authorities also grounded all AirAsia flights from Surabaya to Singapore, saying that the airline had not had a permit to fly on Sundays - the same day that the AirAsia 8501 flight went down over the Java Sea. ksb/se (Reuters, AFP, dpa)
AirAsia
AirAsia Petaling_Jaya_Rangers_F.C. Thai_AirAsia AirAsia_Flying_Spikers Caterham_Racing_(GP2_team)
Indonesia Search and Rescue Agency
AirAsia
AirAsia Petaling_Jaya_Rangers_F.C. Thai_AirAsia AirAsia_Flying_Spikers Caterham_Racing_(GP2_team)
chief
Fransiskus Bambang Soelistyo
Saturday
Java Sea
Java_Sea Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
Indonesian
Saturday
Saturday
Soelistyo
Airbus A320-200
Airbus_A320-200 Airbus_A320_family Airbus_320 Airbus_A321
Indonesian
Surabaya
Surabaya Juanda_International_Airport Commonwealth_Bank_Tennis_Classic Surabaya_bombings Surabaya_Pasar_Turi_railway_station Duchy_of_Surabaya Mataram_conquest_of_Surabaya Gelora_10_November_Stadium Argo_Bromo_Anggrek 1997_Wismilak_International Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Surabaya Gerbangkertosusila
Singapore
Singapore Singapore_national_football_team Singapore_FA Singapore_national_cricket_team Singapore_Changi_Airport Football_Association_of_Singapore Colony_of_Singapore Battle_of_Singapore Singapore_in_the_Straits_Settlements Singapore_Open_(men's_tennis) Singapore_Fed_Cup_team Singapore_(1947_film) A1_Team_Singapore Singapore_Open_(badminton) Port_of_Singapore 2011_Singapore_Grand_Prix
December 28
Saturday
Indonesian
AirAsia
AirAsia Petaling_Jaya_Rangers_F.C. Thai_AirAsia AirAsia_Flying_Spikers Caterham_Racing_(GP2_team)
Surabaya
Surabaya Juanda_International_Airport Commonwealth_Bank_Tennis_Classic Surabaya_bombings Surabaya_Pasar_Turi_railway_station Duchy_of_Surabaya Mataram_conquest_of_Surabaya Gelora_10_November_Stadium Argo_Bromo_Anggrek 1997_Wismilak_International Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Surabaya Gerbangkertosusila
Singapore
Singapore Singapore_national_football_team Singapore_FA Singapore_national_cricket_team Singapore_Changi_Airport Football_Association_of_Singapore Colony_of_Singapore Battle_of_Singapore Singapore_in_the_Straits_Settlements Singapore_Open_(men's_tennis) Singapore_Fed_Cup_team Singapore_(1947_film) A1_Team_Singapore Singapore_Open_(badminton) Port_of_Singapore 2011_Singapore_Grand_Prix
Sundays
AirAsia
AirAsia Petaling_Jaya_Rangers_F.C. Thai_AirAsia AirAsia_Flying_Spikers Caterham_Racing_(GP2_team)
Java Sea
Java_Sea Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
ksb/se (Reuters, AFP, dpa)
AirAsia
AirAsia
iptc::20000170 sector::20000338 slot::keyword topic::business type::company type::entity type::organization
Fransiskus Bambang Soelistyo
gender::male iptc::11000000 slot::keyword topic::politics type::entity type::gov_per type::person
Indonesia Search and Rescue Agency
National_Search_and_Rescue_Agency
iptc::11000000 topic::politics type::agency type::entity type::governmental_organisation type::organization
chief
topic::none type::role type::value
Saturday
topic::none type::time type::value
Java Sea
Java_Sea
topic::none type::entity type::location type::waterbody
Indonesian
topic::none type::gpe0-x type::other
Airbus A320-200
Airbus_A320-200
iptc::20000170 topic::business type::entity type::misc type::product
Surabaya
Surabaya
topic::none type::entity type::gpe type::gpe2 type::location
Singapore
Singapore
topic::none type::entity type::gpe type::gpe0 type::location
December 28
topic::none type::time type::value
Sundays
topic::none type::time type::value
ksb/se (Reuters, AFP, dpa)
topic::none type::footer type::other
Indonesia