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AirAsia QZ8501: 'Pings' detected in plane search AirAsia QZ8501: 'Pings' detected in plane search
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"Pings" have been detected in the Java Sea which could have come from the "black box" of AirAsia flight QZ8501, officials have told the BBC. "Pings" have been detected in the Java Sea which could have come from the "black box" of AirAsia flight QZ8501, officials say.
There has been no confirmation yet that the signal has come from the flight recorders of the missing jet. The commander of the Indonesian armed forces, Gen Moeldoko, told the BBC divers had been sent to investigate.
The commander of the Indonesian armed forces, Gen Moeldoko, said he was now worried that the flight recorder may not be in the tail, found two days ago. There are concerns that this means the flight recorders are not in the tail of the plane, found earlier, as previously thought, he added.
QZ8501 disappeared from radar on 28 December with 162 people on board.QZ8501 disappeared from radar on 28 December with 162 people on board.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. No survivors have been found from the plane, which was flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. "A ship detected the pings. The divers are trying to reach it," said S.B Supriyadi, in Pangkalan Bun, the base for search operations.
"The location of the ping is reported to be near where the tail was found."
The BBC's Alice Budisatrijo, who is on board an Indonesian warship with Gen Moeldoko, says a crane has been deployed to pull the tail out of the water. An attempt yesterday was hampered by strong currents and low visibility.
The rear part of the plane was spotted on Wednesday by an unmanned underwater vehicle and is usually where the flight data recorders are housed.
Authorities said it was upside down and partially buried. Gen Moeldoko said on Friday it appeared to be in broken condition.