Bad weather hampers air wreck search

Bad weather and poor underwater visibility yesterday prevented Indonesian navy divers from searching inside the large chunk of AirAsia jet wreckage that is believed to be the fuselage.

At least 15 divers descended to the seabed at a depth of 28m to examine the piece of wreckage spotted on Wednesday, calculate its weight, and search for bodies.

They were unable to do so because of the weather and sea conditions, said Suryadi Bambang Supriyadi, the operation director at the National Search and Rescue Agency.