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| AirAsia QZ8501: Search for plane focuses on seabed | AirAsia QZ8501: Search for plane focuses on seabed |
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| The search for AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the sea on Sunday has moved underwater, with the arrival of specialist equipment. | The search for AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the sea on Sunday has moved underwater, with the arrival of specialist equipment. |
| A French crash investigation team is using sensitive acoustic detection devices to try to locate the plane and its "black box" flight recorders. | A French crash investigation team is using sensitive acoustic detection devices to try to locate the plane and its "black box" flight recorders. |
| The Airbus A320-200 was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board when it vanished. | The Airbus A320-200 was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore with 162 people on board when it vanished. |
| No survivors have been found and the cause of the crash remains unknown. | No survivors have been found and the cause of the crash remains unknown. |
| More bodies were recovered on Friday, bringing the total found to 30, said officials in Pangkalan Bun, the closest town to the presumed crash site. | More bodies were recovered on Friday, bringing the total found to 30, said officials in Pangkalan Bun, the closest town to the presumed crash site. |
| Four people have been identified so far. | Four people have been identified so far. |
| The plane is almost certainly at the bottom of the relatively shallow Java Sea. | The plane is almost certainly at the bottom of the relatively shallow Java Sea. |
| The head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Bambang Soelistyo, estimated the fuselage was at a depth of about 25-30m (80-100ft). | The head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Bambang Soelistyo, estimated the fuselage was at a depth of about 25-30m (80-100ft). |
| Several pieces of debris have been recovered, including what is thought to be part of a wing flap. | Several pieces of debris have been recovered, including what is thought to be part of a wing flap. |
| But despite a massive five-day search, the fuselage is still missing. Officials say most of the passengers could still be inside. | But despite a massive five-day search, the fuselage is still missing. Officials say most of the passengers could still be inside. |
| The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Pangkalan Bun says there is a growing sense among search teams that their task is going to be harder than initially thought. | The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Pangkalan Bun says there is a growing sense among search teams that their task is going to be harder than initially thought. |
| Bad weather and churning seas have dashed hopes of finding the plane visually, he says, and teams will now be relying on scans of the sea floor. | Bad weather and churning seas have dashed hopes of finding the plane visually, he says, and teams will now be relying on scans of the sea floor. |
| The French ship, with Singaporean and Indonesian experts on board, is carrying detection equipment, including hydrophones, to listen out for the plane's two so-called black boxes - the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. | The French ship, with Singaporean and Indonesian experts on board, is carrying detection equipment, including hydrophones, to listen out for the plane's two so-called black boxes - the cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder. |
| Locating the fuselage and the flight recorder will help answer the mystery of what happened to make the plane fall from the sky. | Locating the fuselage and the flight recorder will help answer the mystery of what happened to make the plane fall from the sky. |
| Mr Soelistyo said on Friday that wreckage and bodies were spread over a 5km area of the Java Sea. | Mr Soelistyo said on Friday that wreckage and bodies were spread over a 5km area of the Java Sea. |
| The search has zoned in on an area of 1,575 nautical square miles of the Java Sea off Borneo, he told reporters. | The search has zoned in on an area of 1,575 nautical square miles of the Java Sea off Borneo, he told reporters. |
| "Divers are already on standby at the navy ship Banda Aceh to dive on that priority area to locate the body of the plane," he said. "I hope we'll get a significant result today." | "Divers are already on standby at the navy ship Banda Aceh to dive on that priority area to locate the body of the plane," he said. "I hope we'll get a significant result today." |
| 'Unbelievably steep climb' | 'Unbelievably steep climb' |
| There were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew, on the plane. The majority of those on board were Indonesians. | There were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew, on the plane. The majority of those on board were Indonesians. |
| Some investigators are reported to believe that the plane may have gone into an aerodynamic stall as the pilot climbed steeply to avoid a storm. | Some investigators are reported to believe that the plane may have gone into an aerodynamic stall as the pilot climbed steeply to avoid a storm. |
| Officials have said the plane was travelling at 32,000ft (9,750m) when it requested to climb to 38,000ft to avoid bad weather. | Officials have said the plane was travelling at 32,000ft (9,750m) when it requested to climb to 38,000ft to avoid bad weather. |
| When air traffic controllers consented to allow it to climb to 34,000ft a few minutes later, they got no reply. | When air traffic controllers consented to allow it to climb to 34,000ft a few minutes later, they got no reply. |
| A source quoted by Reuters said that radar data appeared to show that the aircraft's "unbelievably" steep climb may have been beyond the Airbus A320's limits. | A source quoted by Reuters said that radar data appeared to show that the aircraft's "unbelievably" steep climb may have been beyond the Airbus A320's limits. |
| However, the unnamed source emphasised that more information was needed before a definitive conclusion could be reached. | However, the unnamed source emphasised that more information was needed before a definitive conclusion could be reached. |
| AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record and there were no fatal accidents involving its aircraft. | AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record and there were no fatal accidents involving its aircraft. |