Divers search for black boxes in crashed AirAsia plane
Divers were hoping to zero in on AirAsia Flight 8501's black boxes Thursday, after search and recovery operations got a much-needed boost with the discovery of a chunk of the plane's tail - nearly two weeks after it plummeted into the sea, killing everyone onboard.
The flight and cockpit voice recorders, which are crucial to helping determine what caused the jet to go down, are located in the rear section of the aircraft.
Divers and at least six ships equipped with underwater detectors were working in the area where an unmanned underwater vehicle spotted the tail Wednesday - the 10th day of hunting, said Suryadi B. Surpiyadi, a search and rescue operation coordinator from Pangkalan Bun, the closest town to the site.
