AirAsia Plane’s Tail Located, Hunt for Black Boxes Still On

Divers looking for the crashed AirAsia Bhd. jetliner found part of the plane’s tail, putting them a step closer to locating the black boxes that may explain the accident.

The search since yesterday is focusing on finding objects under water as the number of bodies being found is dropping, F.H. Bambang Sulistyo, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency, told reporters in Jakarta today. The tail is partly covered by mud in the ocean and the search and rescue team is trying to find ways to retrieve it, said S.B. Supriyadi, director for operations at the search agency.