Indonesian Transport Ministry confirms that the debris is part of a plane; it has not yet been confirmed that it is from PK-AXC QZ 8501.
Update - Indonesian civil aviation chief says the debris in Java Sea is from the missing
#AirAsia plane
#QZ8501
— Sky News Newsdesk
Kemenhub Pastikan Serpihan di Selat Karimata Bagian Pesawat
Hardani Triyoga - detikNews
(Foto: AFP)
Jakarta - Serpihan-serpihan ditemukan di Selat Karimata oleh pesawat TNI AU. Kemenhub memastikan bahwa serpihan-serpihan itu bagian dari pesawat.
"Sudah dipastikan itu adalah serpihan pesawat. Ada tiga obyek yang titik koordinatnya berbeda-beda tadi," jelas Plt Dirjen Perhubungan Udara Kemenhub Djoko Murjatmodjo.
Hal itu disampaikan Djoko saat jumpa pers di Kemenhub, Jl Medan Merdeka Barat, Jakarta Pusat, Selasa (30/12/2014) pukul 13.40 WIB.
"Sehingga tadi sejalan dengan (info) yang Anda dapat dari Basarnas tadi. Kalau ada warna putih merah kan mestinya badan pesawat. Nah, segala potensi SAR, TNI akan segera ke sana. Akan terbang ke Pangkalan Bun (Kalteng)," tutur Djoko.
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Google Translate:
MoT sure Flakes in the Strait Karimata Aircraft Parts
Hardani Triyoga - headline
Jakarta - The pieces are found in the Strait Karimata by Air Force aircraft. Ministry of Transport ensure that the pieces were part of the plane.
"It certainly was flaky plane. There are three objects of different coordinate point before," said Acting Director General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Transportation Djoko Murjatmodjo.
It was announced during a press conference in Djoko MoT, Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta, Tuesday (12/30/2014) at 13:40 pm.
"So that was in line with the (information) that you can from Basarnas earlier. If there is a red and white color should the fuselage. Well, all the potential SAR, TNI will be right there. It will fly to Pangkalan Bun (Kalimantan)," said Djoko.
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UPDATE: Indonesia's transport ministry says it will confirm if debris is from missing AirAsia QZ8501 in half hour.
A navy chief spokesman says "crew had visual of people at sea surface, not far from debris"— ST Foreign Desk
Indonesian navy says authorities checking to see if sightings are bodies or people still alive— ST Foreign Desk
Relatives in Surabaya breaking down on hearing debris of AirAsia
#QZ8501plane has been found.
— Channel NewsAsia
Debris is from AirAsia plane: Indonesian civil aviation chief | Astro Awani
95% sure of the aircraft's location - not 100% because I have not seen the emergency exit door in person
-rough translation of ongoing press conference by BASARNAS (Indonesian search and rescue)
Survey vessels are on the way, 11 navy divers and 10 Basarnas divers have been readied: Basarnas chief— ST Foreign Desk
Sea depth in debris area between 25-30 metres. Submersible vehicles to be used for deeper dive: Basarnas chief— ST Foreign Desk
BREAKING: Indonesia SAR chief says search team found shadow underwater that looks like aircraft— Jason Ng
3 bodies confirmed to be found by BASARNAS official at Pangkalan Bun -tvone interview
Search and rescue chief Bambang Sulistyo said at the press conference that at 12:50 local time Indonesian air force Hercules found a shadow underwater, believed to be in the shape of a plane.
-BBC News