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| AirAsia QZ8501: 'Debris' seen by Indonesia search teams | |
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| Indonesian officials say search teams have spotted debris at sea in the hunt for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501. | Indonesian officials say search teams have spotted debris at sea in the hunt for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501. |
| Several objects were seen floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, in one of the search zones for the plane. | Several objects were seen floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, in one of the search zones for the plane. |
| Indonesian officials said the find was the most significant so far in the search. | Indonesian officials said the find was the most significant so far in the search. |
| The Airbus A320-200, carrying 162 people from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, disappeared on Sunday. | The Airbus A320-200, carrying 162 people from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, disappeared on Sunday. |
| The search operation is now in its third day, with the area widened to cover 13 zones over land and sea. | The search operation is now in its third day, with the area widened to cover 13 zones over land and sea. |
| Indonesian Search and Rescue spokesman Yusuf Latif told the Associated Press news agency that aircraft had been dispatched to pick up the debris for checking. | Indonesian Search and Rescue spokesman Yusuf Latif told the Associated Press news agency that aircraft had been dispatched to pick up the debris for checking. |
| "This is the most significant thing, but we cannot confirm anything until the investigation is completed," he said. | "This is the most significant thing, but we cannot confirm anything until the investigation is completed," he said. |
| At least 30 ships, 15 aircraft and seven helicopters joined the operation when it resumed at 06:00 local time on Tuesday (23:00 GMT Monday). | |
| The operation, led by Indonesia, includes assistance from Malaysia, Singapore and Australia, with other offers of help from South Korea, Thailand, China and France. The US destroyer USS Sampson is on its way to the zone. | |
| Communication lost | |
| Earlier, Indonesian officials said they were investigating reports of smoke seen rising from an island close to Belitung island, one of the focal points of the search, though experts cautioned it could be unrelated to the missing plane. | |
| On board the plane were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew. | |
| Most were Indonesian but the passengers included one UK national, a Malaysian, a Singaporean and three South Koreans. | |
| The plane left Surabaya at 05:35 Jakarta time on Sunday and had been due to arrive in Singapore two hours later. | |
| Safety officials say the captain had asked for permission to take the plane higher but, by the time permission was granted, communication with the plane was lost. | |
| It was officially declared missing at 07:55. | |
| AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record and there were no fatal accidents involving its aircraft. | |
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