Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Onami participates in a search operation on Jan. 7, 2015, in waters off Kalimantan, Indonesia, for the victims of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed in the sea near Borneo Island. Another Japanese destroyer, Takanami, is also taking part in the operation.

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