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| AirAsia QZ8501: Search teams find more bodies at sea | AirAsia QZ8501: Search teams find more bodies at sea |
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| 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. | 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. |
| The Airbus A320 disappeared with 162 people on board while flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore. | The Airbus A320 disappeared with 162 people on board while flying from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore. |
| Operations to recover victims continue but no survivors have been found. | Operations to recover victims continue but no survivors have been found. |
| Specialist equipment has arrived to aid the search for the plane itself and its "black box" flight recorders. | Specialist equipment has arrived to aid the search for the plane itself and its "black box" flight recorders. |
| However officials said it could not be used on Friday because of high waves, Reuters reported. | However officials said it could not be used on Friday because of high waves, Reuters reported. |
| On Saturday, Indonesian search and rescue chief Bambang Soelistyo said two large objects had been found in the search. | |
| "As I speak we are lowering an ROV (remotely operated underwater vehicle) to get an actual picture of the objects detected on the sea floor. All are at the depth of 30 metres," Mr Soelistyo said. | |
| The cause of the crash is not known yet. | The cause of the crash is not known yet. |
| In another development, it has emerged that AirAsia did not have official permission to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sunday - the day of the crash - but was licensed on four other days of the week. | In another development, it has emerged that AirAsia did not have official permission to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sunday - the day of the crash - but was licensed on four other days of the week. |
| The Indonesian authorities are suspending the company's flights on this route with immediate effect pending an investigation, a transport ministry statement said. | The Indonesian authorities are suspending the company's flights on this route with immediate effect pending an investigation, a transport ministry statement said. |
| 'Strapped in seats' | 'Strapped in seats' |
| "As of now, the results that I can confirm for you are that the number of dead bodies recovered is 30," the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Mr Soelistyo, said on Friday. | |
| Some were reportedly still strapped into their seats when they were found. | Some were reportedly still strapped into their seats when they were found. |
| The aircraft's fuselage has still not been located, and it is thought most of the passengers could be inside. | The aircraft's fuselage has still not been located, and it is thought most of the passengers could be inside. |
| "Waves were between three and four metres today, making it difficult to load bodies onto ships and [move them] between ships," Bambang Soelistyo told reporters. | "Waves were between three and four metres today, making it difficult to load bodies onto ships and [move them] between ships," Bambang Soelistyo told reporters. |
| Some vessels would search through the night, he added. "Tonight we are sending tug boats which should make the [body] transfers easier." | Some vessels would search through the night, he added. "Tonight we are sending tug boats which should make the [body] transfers easier." |
| After bodies are recovered from the sea they are transported in numbered coffins for identification in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city. | After bodies are recovered from the sea they are transported in numbered coffins for identification in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city. |
| Four people have been identified so far: Hayati Lutfiah Hamid, Grayson Herbert Linaksita, Kevin Alexander Soetjipto and Khairunisa Haidar Fauzi. | Four people have been identified so far: Hayati Lutfiah Hamid, Grayson Herbert Linaksita, Kevin Alexander Soetjipto and Khairunisa Haidar Fauzi. |
| Ms Fauzi was a flight attendant with AirAsia. A statement from the airline said the company's boss, Tony Fernandes, flew to Palembang - on the island of Sumatra - on Friday to officially hand over Ms Fauzi's remains and attended her burial. | Ms Fauzi was a flight attendant with AirAsia. A statement from the airline said the company's boss, Tony Fernandes, flew to Palembang - on the island of Sumatra - on Friday to officially hand over Ms Fauzi's remains and attended her burial. |
| Mr Fernandes earlier tweeted: "I cannot describe how I feel. There are no words." | Mr Fernandes earlier tweeted: "I cannot describe how I feel. There are no words." |
| Several pieces of debris have been recovered, including what is thought to be part of a wing flap. | Several pieces of debris have been recovered, including what is thought to be part of a wing flap. |
| The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Pangkalan Bun - the town in southern Borneo closest to the search area - says there is a growing sense among search teams that their task is going to be harder than initially thought. | The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Pangkalan Bun - the town in southern Borneo closest to the search area - says there is a growing sense among search teams that their task is going to be harder than initially thought. |
| Bad weather and churning seas have dashed hopes of finding the plane visually, he says, and teams will now be relying on scans of the sea floor. | Bad weather and churning seas have dashed hopes of finding the plane visually, he says, and teams will now be relying on scans of the sea floor. |
| Mr Soelistyo said wreckage and bodies were spread over a 5km area of the Java Sea. | Mr Soelistyo said wreckage and bodies were spread over a 5km area of the Java Sea. |
| The search is focused on an area of 1,575 nautical square miles off Borneo. | |
| 'Unbelievably steep climb' | 'Unbelievably steep climb' |
| There were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew, on the plane - the majority Indonesian. | There were 137 adult passengers, 17 children and one infant, along with two pilots and five crew, on the plane - the majority Indonesian. |
| Some investigators are reported to believe that the plane may have gone into an aerodynamic stall as the pilot climbed steeply to avoid a storm. | Some investigators are reported to believe that the plane may have gone into an aerodynamic stall as the pilot climbed steeply to avoid a storm. |
| Officials have said the plane was travelling at 32,000ft when it requested to climb to 38,000ft to avoid bad weather. | Officials have said the plane was travelling at 32,000ft when it requested to climb to 38,000ft to avoid bad weather. |
| When air traffic controllers consented to allow it to climb to 34,000ft a few minutes later, they got no reply. | When air traffic controllers consented to allow it to climb to 34,000ft a few minutes later, they got no reply. |
| A source quoted by Reuters said that radar data appeared to show that the aircraft's "unbelievably" steep climb may have been beyond the Airbus A320's limits. | A source quoted by Reuters said that radar data appeared to show that the aircraft's "unbelievably" steep climb may have been beyond the Airbus A320's limits. |
| However, the unnamed source emphasised that more information was needed before a definitive conclusion could be reached. | However, the unnamed source emphasised that more information was needed before a definitive conclusion could be reached. |
| AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record, with no fatal accidents involving its aircraft. | AirAsia previously had an excellent safety record, with no fatal accidents involving its aircraft. |
| Are you, or is someone you know, affected by this story? Do you know any of the passengers on the AirAsia flight? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with any information. Please leave a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist. | Are you, or is someone you know, affected by this story? Do you know any of the passengers on the AirAsia flight? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with any information. Please leave a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist. |
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