Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

Japanese vessels help search for AirAsia plane wreckage

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - Two crew members of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer use binoculars during 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 is also participating in the operation.

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