It could be a crucial step in the investigation into the plane crash of AirAsia. Research in the 11th day, the tail of the aircraft was spotted in the Java Sea, and it's usually where flight recorders are found, the famous "black boxes" that can explain the accident.
"We found the tail of the aircraft that is our main goal now, said Bambang Soelistyo, director of the national search and rescue agency. The tail was found in the second sector that we had identified as a priority. "
New bodies were recovered, bringing to 40 the number of identifiable individuals.
On December 28, the Airbus A320-200 with 162 people on board, including one French, the first officer, had disappeared from radar screens shortly after takeoff from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore