Metal found on sea bed in search for Indonesian plane

An Indonesian navy ship has detected metal on the ocean floor that might be the wreckage of a plane that disappeared one week ago with 102 people on board, a top commander said today.

A more sophisticated US Navy ocean mapping ship taking part in the search for the Boeing 737 was heading to waters off Sulawesi Island’s western coast to do a more detailed survey, said Gatot Sudijanto.