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.

“If that metal turns out to be what we are looking for, then thanks be to God,” Sudijanto said, adding it was found in three locations within a radius of several miles.