{"id":78881,"date":"2015-01-02T15:46:26","date_gmt":"2015-01-02T15:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=78881"},"modified":"2015-01-02T15:46:26","modified_gmt":"2015-01-02T15:46:26","slug":"airasia-sea-search-finds-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/01\/airasia-sea-search-finds-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"AirAsia sea search finds more bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"
More bodies have been recovered from the Java Sea, five days after AirAsia flight QZ8501 crashed, bringing the total found so far to 30, Indonesian rescue officials say.<\/p>\n
The Airbus A320 disappeared with 162 people on board while flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore.<\/p>\n
Operations to recover victims continue but no survivors have been found.<\/p>\n
Specialist equipment has arrived to aid the search for the plane itself and its “black box” flight recorders.<\/p>\n
However officials said it could not be used on Friday because of high waves, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
The plane is almost certainly at the bottom of the relatively shallow Java Sea.<\/p>\n
The cause of the crash is not known yet.<\/p>\n
Some 20 more bodies were found on Friday, as a massive search operation in the presumed crash area continued.<\/p>\n
Some were reported to be still strapped into their seats.<\/p>\n
The aircraft’s fuselage has still not been located, and it is thought most of the passengers could be inside.<\/p>\n
“Waves were between three and four metres today, making it difficult to load bodies onto ships and [move them] between ships,” the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said.<\/p>\n
Bambang Soelistyo told reporters in Jakarta that some vessels would search through the night. “Tonight we are sending tug boats which should make the [body] transfers easier.”<\/p>\n
He estimated the fuselage was at a depth of about 25-30m (80-100ft).<\/p>\n
In a statement, AirAsia confirmed only that 22 bodies had been found, adding: “Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families and friends of our passengers and colleagues on board QZ8501.”<\/p>\n