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| Indonesia jet section discovered | Indonesia jet section discovered |
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| A section of a missing Indonesian plane has been discovered by a fisherman just off the west coast of Sulawesi island, search officials have said. | |
| A piece of the Adam Air Boeing 737's tailfin was discovered in the Makassar Strait. | A piece of the Adam Air Boeing 737's tailfin was discovered in the Makassar Strait. |
| None of plane's 102 passengers or crew have been found since it disappeared halfway through its flight from Java. | None of plane's 102 passengers or crew have been found since it disappeared halfway through its flight from Java. |
| A search and rescue official said the serial number on the tail section matched that of the missing plane. | A search and rescue official said the serial number on the tail section matched that of the missing plane. |
| Seabed scans | Seabed scans |
| "This morning I announced that there has been a finding of a part of Adam Air. What was found was the right tail's stabiliser, number 65C25746-76," the head of the search and rescue mission, Eddy Suyanto, told reporters. | "This morning I announced that there has been a finding of a part of Adam Air. What was found was the right tail's stabiliser, number 65C25746-76," the head of the search and rescue mission, Eddy Suyanto, told reporters. |
| Mr Suyanto said the fragment of the plane was found by a fisherman at 0300 local time on Thursday (2000 GMT Wednesday). | Mr Suyanto said the fragment of the plane was found by a fisherman at 0300 local time on Thursday (2000 GMT Wednesday). |
| The tailfin section was found some 300m (985 ft) from the shore, near Pare Pare, a seaside town about 60 miles (100 km) north of Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi province, Mr Suyanto said. | The tailfin section was found some 300m (985 ft) from the shore, near Pare Pare, a seaside town about 60 miles (100 km) north of Makassar, capital of South Sulawesi province, Mr Suyanto said. |
| The plane disappeared more than 10 days ago, after battling strong winds and twice changing course during the flight. | The plane disappeared more than 10 days ago, after battling strong winds and twice changing course during the flight. |
| Search efforts for the wreckage had concentrated on the coast of Sulawesi, with a US Navy ocean ship equipped with sonar scanning the seabed after reports of large metal objects in the sea. | Search efforts for the wreckage had concentrated on the coast of Sulawesi, with a US Navy ocean ship equipped with sonar scanning the seabed after reports of large metal objects in the sea. |
| The search and rescue effort has spanned an area of nearly 80,000 sq km (30,000 sq miles) as the plane vanished with no emergency distress call. | The search and rescue effort has spanned an area of nearly 80,000 sq km (30,000 sq miles) as the plane vanished with no emergency distress call. |