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Search and Rescue State Missing AirAsia Plane May be at Bottom of the Sea<\/h3>\n

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\nThe search is ongoing for the missing AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 after disappearing with 162 passengers onboard. It has been deduced that the plane possibly sank into the ocean according to head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, Bambang Soelistyo. He stated, \u201cBased on the co-ordinates given to us and evaluation that the estimated crash position is in the sea, the hypothesis is the plane is at the bottom of the sea.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe plane, on flight to Singapore, requested a change of course due to bad weather however it did not release a distress signal before it\u2019s disappearance. In Asia\u2019s regional news the front page of the Beijing Times reads, \u201cOnly three days before the New Year – where is the road to home?\u201d A girl on Facebook who is the daughter of a pilot posted a picture of her father with the caption, \u201cPapa Come Home\u201d. It has been an emotional time for relatives who many passengers were trying to visit over the holidays, many relatives are still hoping for the best. <\/p>\n


\nParallels are being made to flight MH370 that went missing in March and still has not been found.<\/p>\n


\nIndonesia air force spokesman Hadi Tjahnanto said an oil spill was found in an area of the sea where their attention has been focussed, however they are unsure if it came from the plane. It has also been reported that items were spotted in the sea near Nangka island by an Australian search plane.<\/p>\n


\nHowever Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla has said there was \u201cno sufficient evidence\u201d to link these discoveries to the missing plane. 30 ships and 15 aircraft were taking part in the search, even fishermen were asked to participate. <\/p>\n


\nAirAsia boss Tony Fernandes called this incident his \u201cworst nightmare\u201d adding, \u201cWe are very devastated by what’s happened, it’s unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThose onboard are as follows:<\/p>\n