Post by Sailor on Jan 12, 2015 3:54:39 GMT -8
Divers retrieve AirAsia Flight 8501 data recorder, locate voice recorder
Divers had retrieved the flight data recorder of doomed AirAsia Flight 8501 Monday and had located the cockpit voice recorder on the floor of the Java Sea, a vital breakthrough in the investigation into what caused the crash that killed all 162 people on board Dec. 28.
Suryadi Bambang Supriyadi, the operation coordinator at Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, announced that the voice recorder, one of the two so-called "black boxes," was located hours after the flight data recorder was brought to the surface. He said the voice recorder was stuck under heavy wreckage and divers were working to free it at a depth of 105 feet.
Searchers had begun focusing on the site Sunday after three Indonesian ships picked up intense pings from the area, but they were unable to see it due to strong currents and poor visibility. Search efforts have been consistently hampered by big waves and powerful currents created by the region's rainy season. Silt and sand, along with river runoff, have created blinding conditions for divers.
The flight data recorder, which was found under part of the downed plane's wing at a depth of 100 feet, will be taken to Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, for analysis. It could take up to two weeks to download its information, said Nurcahyo Utomo, an investigator at the National Committee for Safety Transportation.
More here:
www.foxnews.com/world/2015/01/12/divers-retrieve-airasia-flight-8501-data-recorder-locate-voice-recorder/
Divers had retrieved the flight data recorder of doomed AirAsia Flight 8501 Monday and had located the cockpit voice recorder on the floor of the Java Sea, a vital breakthrough in the investigation into what caused the crash that killed all 162 people on board Dec. 28.
Suryadi Bambang Supriyadi, the operation coordinator at Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, announced that the voice recorder, one of the two so-called "black boxes," was located hours after the flight data recorder was brought to the surface. He said the voice recorder was stuck under heavy wreckage and divers were working to free it at a depth of 105 feet.
Searchers had begun focusing on the site Sunday after three Indonesian ships picked up intense pings from the area, but they were unable to see it due to strong currents and poor visibility. Search efforts have been consistently hampered by big waves and powerful currents created by the region's rainy season. Silt and sand, along with river runoff, have created blinding conditions for divers.
The flight data recorder, which was found under part of the downed plane's wing at a depth of 100 feet, will be taken to Jakarta, Indonesia's capital, for analysis. It could take up to two weeks to download its information, said Nurcahyo Utomo, an investigator at the National Committee for Safety Transportation.
More here:
www.foxnews.com/world/2015/01/12/divers-retrieve-airasia-flight-8501-data-recorder-locate-voice-recorder/
