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U.S. Navy releases new aerial video of search for missing Flight 8501 U.S. Navy releases new aerial video of search for missing Flight 8501
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The search for missing AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea is now in its second week, and dozens of ships and helicopters remain involved in the effort to find and recover wreckage and the bodies of dead passengers. The recovery of the plane’s tail is now underway, and officials believe they may have some sense where the “black box” flight data recorders are — buried in mud.The search for missing AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea is now in its second week, and dozens of ships and helicopters remain involved in the effort to find and recover wreckage and the bodies of dead passengers. The recovery of the plane’s tail is now underway, and officials believe they may have some sense where the “black box” flight data recorders are — buried in mud.
The Indonesian government remains in charge of the search. The U.S. Navy has two ships — the USS Fort Worth, a littoral combat ship, and the USS Sampson, a destroyer — helping. Aerial video recorded by the Navy on board an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and released Thursday provides some sense of how wide the search is. Numerous ships from different countries are within sight of each other, and Navy divers continue to run Tow Fish scanning missions — described here on Checkpoint — from smaller craft off the Fort Worth.The Indonesian government remains in charge of the search. The U.S. Navy has two ships — the USS Fort Worth, a littoral combat ship, and the USS Sampson, a destroyer — helping. Aerial video recorded by the Navy on board an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and released Thursday provides some sense of how wide the search is. Numerous ships from different countries are within sight of each other, and Navy divers continue to run Tow Fish scanning missions — described here on Checkpoint — from smaller craft off the Fort Worth.
The AirAsia plane crashed while flying from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore on Dec. 28, killing all 162 people on board.The AirAsia plane crashed while flying from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore on Dec. 28, killing all 162 people on board.
The Pentagon press secretary, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said Tuesday that other U.S. ships could be pulled into the search if needed, but Indonesian officials haven’t asked for any additional support. The Sampson has two helicopters that have been working virtually around the clock, Kirby said, and the Fort Worth has another one involved.The Pentagon press secretary, Rear Adm. John Kirby, said Tuesday that other U.S. ships could be pulled into the search if needed, but Indonesian officials haven’t asked for any additional support. The Sampson has two helicopters that have been working virtually around the clock, Kirby said, and the Fort Worth has another one involved.
Kirby said the Tow Fish scanners are suspended from the smaller crafts, and typically operate at about 20 percent of the total depth of the water they’re in. In the wreckage site, that is between 30 and 40 feet deep, he said.Kirby said the Tow Fish scanners are suspended from the smaller crafts, and typically operate at about 20 percent of the total depth of the water they’re in. In the wreckage site, that is between 30 and 40 feet deep, he said.