Indonesia locates tail of crashed AirAsia plane
- 9 years ago
Ten days after AirAsia flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea -- searchers find a crucial piece of the wreckage.
(SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) CHIEF OF INDONESIAN NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE AGENCY, BAMBANG SOELISTYO SAYING:
"We have found the tail, that has been our main target today. The tail part has been found and confirmed.
Now Bambang Soelistyo -- the head of Indonesia's search and resecue agency -- says they're desperately trying to find the black box.
Indonesian air force officials said the weather on Wednesday was the best it's been in days, improving conditions for the search for more wreckage and victims.
The plane with 162 people on board crashed in stormy weather while flying from Indonesia to Singapore.
Only about a quarter of the bodies have been recovered from the waters off Borneo.
When they're found they're taken to a hospital in Surabaya where it's up to international team of forensics experts to confirm their identity.
(SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) CHIEF OF INDONESIAN NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE AGENCY, BAMBANG SOELISTYO SAYING:
"We have found the tail, that has been our main target today. The tail part has been found and confirmed.
Now Bambang Soelistyo -- the head of Indonesia's search and resecue agency -- says they're desperately trying to find the black box.
Indonesian air force officials said the weather on Wednesday was the best it's been in days, improving conditions for the search for more wreckage and victims.
The plane with 162 people on board crashed in stormy weather while flying from Indonesia to Singapore.
Only about a quarter of the bodies have been recovered from the waters off Borneo.
When they're found they're taken to a hospital in Surabaya where it's up to international team of forensics experts to confirm their identity.