Tuesday, December 30, 2014

More than 40 bodies retrieved in AirAsia search: Indonesian navy

An Indonesian warship recovered more than 40 bodies from the sea Tuesday in the search for the AirAsia jet, a navy spokesman told AFP.

"Based on the navy radio, it has been reported that the warship Bung Tomo has retrieved 40 bodies and the number is growing. 


They are very busy now," Manahan Simorangkir said.
 AFP - timesofindia.indiatimes.com
30/12/14
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2 comments :

  1. Indonesian rescuers say 3 bodies, not 40 recovered at AirAsia plane crash site ...

    Indonesian rescuers recovered three bodies instead of earlier reported number of over 40 from the Java Sea, where a Malaysian passenger aircraft was discovered on Tuesday after it went missing over the weekend, Bambang Soelistyo, The head of Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency, said.

    “We have recovered three bodies today and they are currently on board the [Indonesian Navy’s] Bung Tomo-class corvette,” he said adding that the discovered bodies belong to two females and one male.

    Commenting on earlier reports that rescuers recovered over 40 bodies from the crash scene, Soelistyo said the information emerged as a result of “misunderstanding” between rescue services working in the area......................http://itar-tass.com/en/world/770034

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  2. AirAsia victim wearing life jacket raises questions about final moments ...

    A body recovered on Wednesday from the crashed AirAsia plane was wearing a life jacket, an official with Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said, raising questions about how the disaster unfolded.

    Rescuers believe they have found the plane on the ocean floor off Borneo, after sonar detected a large, dark object beneath waters near where debris and bodies were found on the surface.

    Ships and planes had been scouring the Java Sea for Flight QZ8501 since Sunday, when it lost contact during bad weather about 40 minutes into its flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore...................http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/12/31/asia-pacific/airasia-victim-wearing-life-jacket-raises-questions-about-final-moments/#.VKPSmckYE9Q
    31/12/14

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