The search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 has been halted for the night, but big ships won't return to shore and will leave their searchlights on, according to the Indonesian Transportation Ministry.
The jet carrying 162 people lost contact with Indonesian air traffic control early Sunday over the Java Sea, gripping Southeast Asia with a second missing plane crisis in less than a year. Before communication was lost, the captain asked permission to climb to a higher altitude because of bad weather, officials said. Get complete coverage of breaking news on CNN TV, CNN.com and CNN Mobile. --------------------------------------------- Approx 12 hours since the plane was lost - no sight of it yet Hard to believe - they should know exactly where it went down from the radar track - how quickly did they realize that the plane had gone down? - how fast did they launch rescue forces? - I have not seen any info along these lines yet - there were thunderstorms in the area - apparently there were 2 or 3 other jets within 50 miles when it happened - ???? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
