Crashed plane recorder recovered
Indonesian divers have retrieved the flight data recorder of crashed Air Asia flight QZ8501, says official.
The air crash which was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, is thought to be deep in the java see.
Dozens of bodies have been recovered but most of the victims are believed to be still inside the fuselage which has not been found. Air Asia flight QZ8501 disappeared in bad weather on 28th December with 162 people on board.
Over the weekend, three ships detected pings that were thought to be from the black box’s emergency locator transmitter. However, strong currents and high waves prevented the search operations. Then on Monday, weather allowed for divers to retrieve the flight data recorder.
The international search for the fuselage and remaining passengers and crew is continuing in the java sea.
Mr. Soelistyo said all ships now ‘will be deployed with the main task of searching of bodies that are still or suspected to be trapped under water.’ The tail section of the plan was recovered over the weekend but did not have the flight recorders in it
The air crash which was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, is thought to be deep in the java see.
Dozens of bodies have been recovered but most of the victims are believed to be still inside the fuselage which has not been found. Air Asia flight QZ8501 disappeared in bad weather on 28th December with 162 people on board.
Over the weekend, three ships detected pings that were thought to be from the black box’s emergency locator transmitter. However, strong currents and high waves prevented the search operations. Then on Monday, weather allowed for divers to retrieve the flight data recorder.
The international search for the fuselage and remaining passengers and crew is continuing in the java sea.
Mr. Soelistyo said all ships now ‘will be deployed with the main task of searching of bodies that are still or suspected to be trapped under water.’ The tail section of the plan was recovered over the weekend but did not have the flight recorders in it