Wreckage From AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Found Wreckage from an AirAsia flight that went missing on its way to Singapore on Sunday was found on Tuesday in the Karimata Strait off the coast of Borneo, Indonesian rescue teams said.
Djoko Murjatmodjo, a senior official with Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry, said the debris was from the missing plane, The New York Times reported.
“We’ve confirmed the wreckage was from the body of the plane,” Murjatmodjo said.
According to The Associated Press, six bodies were spotted about 6 miles from Flight 8501's last communications with air-traffic control. Three of the bodies, which were intact and not wearing life jackets, were brought to an Indonesian navy ship, National Search and Rescue Director SB Supriyadi said.
Debris, including what appeared to be suitcases and pieces from the aircraft, were also discovered floating in the Java Sea, members of search teams told the Indonesian news media:
This aerial photo shows piece of objects floating on the waters of Java Sea near Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia. (AP)
This aerial view taken from an Indonesian search and rescue aircraft over the Java Sea shows floating debris spotted in the same area as other items being investigated as possible objects from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. (BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)
AirAsia Flight 8501 went missing Sunday morning local time after taking off from Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya. No distress signal went out from the airplane. The Airbus 320-200 carried 155 passengers and seven crew on board, most of them Indonesians.
Satellite images showed heavy thunderstorms in the vicinity of the site where the plane lost contact on Sunday. Djoko Murjatmodjo of Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation told reporters during a press conference later that day that the pilot had requested to divert from the plane's scheduled flight path due to bad weather.
As footage of the grim discoveries aired on televisions at the airport in Surabaya, family members of the plane's passengers screamed and broke out into tears, AP reported. One man collapsed and had to be rushed from the room on a stretcher.
Family members of passengers onboard the missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 react after watching news reports showing an unidentified body floating in the Java sea. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes took to Twitter to share his thoughts.
"My heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in QZ 8501," he wrote. "On behalf of AirAsia my condolences to all. Words cannot express how sorry I am."
The plane has yet to be found, Reuters reported. At this time, there's no word on the possibility of survivors.
About 30 ships and 21 aircraft from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and the U.S. have been searching for the missing plane since Sunday. Rescue teams are now heading to the area where the debris was discovered to collect additional evidence.
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Djoko Murjatmodjo, a senior official with Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry, said the debris was from the missing plane, The New York Times reported.
“We’ve confirmed the wreckage was from the body of the plane,” Murjatmodjo said.
According to The Associated Press, six bodies were spotted about 6 miles from Flight 8501's last communications with air-traffic control. Three of the bodies, which were intact and not wearing life jackets, were brought to an Indonesian navy ship, National Search and Rescue Director SB Supriyadi said.
Debris, including what appeared to be suitcases and pieces from the aircraft, were also discovered floating in the Java Sea, members of search teams told the Indonesian news media:
This aerial photo shows piece of objects floating on the waters of Java Sea near Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia. (AP)
This aerial view taken from an Indonesian search and rescue aircraft over the Java Sea shows floating debris spotted in the same area as other items being investigated as possible objects from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. (BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)
AirAsia Flight 8501 went missing Sunday morning local time after taking off from Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya. No distress signal went out from the airplane. The Airbus 320-200 carried 155 passengers and seven crew on board, most of them Indonesians.
Satellite images showed heavy thunderstorms in the vicinity of the site where the plane lost contact on Sunday. Djoko Murjatmodjo of Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation told reporters during a press conference later that day that the pilot had requested to divert from the plane's scheduled flight path due to bad weather.
As footage of the grim discoveries aired on televisions at the airport in Surabaya, family members of the plane's passengers screamed and broke out into tears, AP reported. One man collapsed and had to be rushed from the room on a stretcher.
Family members of passengers onboard the missing Malaysian air carrier AirAsia flight QZ8501 react after watching news reports showing an unidentified body floating in the Java sea. (MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images)
AirAsia group CEO Tony Fernandes took to Twitter to share his thoughts.
"My heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in QZ 8501," he wrote. "On behalf of AirAsia my condolences to all. Words cannot express how sorry I am."
The plane has yet to be found, Reuters reported. At this time, there's no word on the possibility of survivors.
About 30 ships and 21 aircraft from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and the U.S. have been searching for the missing plane since Sunday. Rescue teams are now heading to the area where the debris was discovered to collect additional evidence.
S&R teams have left for Pangkalanbun with diving equipment, life rafts, and body bags #QZ8501 http://pic.twitter.com/DTCKqECaO6
— Sumisha Naidu (@sumishanaidu) December 30, 2014 This is breaking news. Check back later for updates.
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