In the latest development in the search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, the Orion aircraft sent by Australia to aid in search efforts has reported finding objects in the sea that could possibly be part of the wreckage of the ill-fated flight.
The Associated Press quoted Jakarta’s Air Force base commander Rear Marshal Dwi Putranto as saying the Australian aircraft detected suspicious objects near Nangka island, about 1,120 kilometers from the last known location of the plane before authorities lost contact with it.
“However, we cannot be sure whether it is part of the missing AirAsia plane,” Putranto said. “We are now moving in that direction, which is in cloudy conditions.”
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