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AirAsia QZ8501: Plane search enters second week AirAsia QZ8501: Plane search enters second week
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The search for the main wreckage of AirAsia QZ8501 in the Java Sea has entered a second week, with poor weather still hampering operations.The search for the main wreckage of AirAsia QZ8501 in the Java Sea has entered a second week, with poor weather still hampering operations.
Divers had hoped for better conditions but faced continued suspensions.Divers had hoped for better conditions but faced continued suspensions.
A fifth large object, thought to be debris from the plane, has been located under the sea. Another body has also been found, bringing the total to 31.A fifth large object, thought to be debris from the plane, has been located under the sea. Another body has also been found, bringing the total to 31.
Flight QZ8501 crashed en route from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore last Sunday with 162 people aboard.Flight QZ8501 crashed en route from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore last Sunday with 162 people aboard.
Bad weather is believed to be the biggest factor in the crash.Bad weather is believed to be the biggest factor in the crash.
The Airbus A320's "black boxes", or flight data recorders, have yet to be located.The Airbus A320's "black boxes", or flight data recorders, have yet to be located.
Most of the victims' bodies are thought to be trapped in the plane's fuselage.Most of the victims' bodies are thought to be trapped in the plane's fuselage.
'Window of opportunity' 'Race against time'
On Saturday, officials said a ship using sonar had detected four large objects, the biggest measuring 18m (59ft) by 5.4m, at a depth of 30m.On Saturday, officials said a ship using sonar had detected four large objects, the biggest measuring 18m (59ft) by 5.4m, at a depth of 30m.
Remotely operated cameras were being used to try to photograph the objects, but waves up to five metres high were hampering the effort.Remotely operated cameras were being used to try to photograph the objects, but waves up to five metres high were hampering the effort.
On Sunday, search and rescue agency chief Bambang Soelistyo said a fifth object, measuring 9.8m by 1.1m, had been located on the seabed.On Sunday, search and rescue agency chief Bambang Soelistyo said a fifth object, measuring 9.8m by 1.1m, had been located on the seabed.
He said that two divers who reached the site had to turn back almost straight away because of the bad conditions.He said that two divers who reached the site had to turn back almost straight away because of the bad conditions.
At the scene: Martin Patience, BBC News, Surabaya
At the Mawar Sharon evangelical church they held their traditional Sunday service, but missing from the pews were dozens members of the congregation.
A week ago they were flying to Singapore - many of them families looking forward to a new year's holiday. But they never made it.
Today, their church prayed for the families of the victims.
Indonesia is a predominantly Muslim country but this accident has disproportionately hit Surabaya's Christian community.
Far from the church - the search operation continues in the Java Sea.
The discovery of several large parts of debris from the plane is raising hopes of finding the fuselage, where most of the bodies are believed to be trapped.
Dozens of divers from Indonesia and Russia have been deployed to the search area, which has been enlarged to allow for tides sweeping bodies and debris further afield.Dozens of divers from Indonesia and Russia have been deployed to the search area, which has been enlarged to allow for tides sweeping bodies and debris further afield.
National Search and Rescue deputy chief Tatang Zainudin said: "We are racing with time and weather in running this mission."National Search and Rescue deputy chief Tatang Zainudin said: "We are racing with time and weather in running this mission."
Rukman Soleh, the weather bureau chief at the search headquarters in Pangkalan Bun, had earlier said the weather on Sunday and Monday "should provide the search effort with a window of opportunity".
Another search and rescue official, SB Supriyadi, said 95 divers were on standby.
"We'll be concentrating on the underwater search, hopefully we'll be able to evacuate more bodies," he told AFP news agency.
"We want to speed up the evacuation of bodies which might be stuck inside the plane's body."
The Indonesian weather agency, BMKG, said that conditions at the time of the plane's disappearance suggested it had probably flown into a storm.The Indonesian weather agency, BMKG, said that conditions at the time of the plane's disappearance suggested it had probably flown into a storm.
It said initial analysis suggested icy conditions in the air had caused the engine to stall.It said initial analysis suggested icy conditions in the air had caused the engine to stall.
Officials have said the plane was travelling at 32,000ft when the pilot's last communication was a request to climb to 38,000ft to avoid bad weather.Officials have said the plane was travelling at 32,000ft when the pilot's last communication was a request to climb to 38,000ft to avoid bad weather.
AirAsia did not have official permission to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on the day of the crash, but was licensed on four other days of the week.AirAsia did not have official permission to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on the day of the crash, but was licensed on four other days of the week.
The Indonesian authorities suspended the company's flights on this route pending an investigation. AirAsia has said it will "fully co-operate".The Indonesian authorities suspended the company's flights on this route pending an investigation. AirAsia has said it will "fully co-operate".
There were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew, on the plane - the majority Indonesian.There were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew, on the plane - the majority Indonesian.
Families of victims have been holding funerals as bodies that have been recovered are flown back to Surabaya.Families of victims have been holding funerals as bodies that have been recovered are flown back to Surabaya.
AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record, with no fatal accidents involving its aircraft.AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record, with no fatal accidents involving its aircraft.
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