The main section of AirAsia Flight 8501 has been found in the Java Sea, authorities said Wednesday. Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng ...
The main section of AirAsia Flight 8501 has been found in the Java Sea, authorities said Wednesday.
Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a statement on Facebook that the country's navy chief told him the plane's fuselage was located by one of the nation's vessels.
Bambang Soelistyo, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue chief, said the section found is 100 feet long and 30 feet wide with a height of 10 feet.
"The fuselage with a wing still attached on it was found in the priority search area and has been confirmed as part of AirAsia plane," he said.
Ng said images taken by a remotely operated vehicle show part of the aircraft's wing and words on the fuselage. Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed happiness at the discovery, saying divers would examine the fuselage Thursday.
"The accident is a tragic event resulting in the loss of many lives," Ng said. "I hope that with the fuselage located, some form of closure can come to the families of the victims to ease their grief."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/14/air-asia-fuselage/21738121/
Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a statement on Facebook that the country's navy chief told him the plane's fuselage was located by one of the nation's vessels.
Bambang Soelistyo, Indonesia's National Search and Rescue chief, said the section found is 100 feet long and 30 feet wide with a height of 10 feet.
"The fuselage with a wing still attached on it was found in the priority search area and has been confirmed as part of AirAsia plane," he said.
Ng said images taken by a remotely operated vehicle show part of the aircraft's wing and words on the fuselage. Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed happiness at the discovery, saying divers would examine the fuselage Thursday.
"The accident is a tragic event resulting in the loss of many lives," Ng said. "I hope that with the fuselage located, some form of closure can come to the families of the victims to ease their grief."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/01/14/air-asia-fuselage/21738121/
