Viet Nam News JAKARTA — Indonesian search teams on Tuesday recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction the day before. The Boeing-737 MAX, which went into service just months ago, plunged into the Java Sea moments after it had asked to return to Jakarta on Monday. Flight JT 610 sped up as it suddenly lost altitude and then vanished from radar 13 minutes after take-off, with authorities saying witnesses saw the jet plunge into the water. Dozens of divers are taking part in the recovery effort. Search teams have filled ten body bags with limbs and other human remains, Muhammad Syaugi, head of Indonesian national search and rescue agency told Metro TV, saying they will be taken to Jakarta for identifiation. Another 14 bags filled with debris have also been collected, he said, adding that the underwater search for the plane would continue on Tuesday. Shoes, items of clothing and a wallet are among the items found. “We hope we can see the plane’s main body — everything on the surface of the water has been collected,” Syaugi said. The agency all but ruled out finding any survivors late on Monday, citing the discovery of body parts that suggested a high impact crash in water some 30-40 metres deep off the coast of Indonesia’s Java island. “We are prioritising finding the main wreckage of the plane… [Read full story]
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