No sign of QZ8501 off Belitung Island: Fishermen

No sign of QZ8501 off Belitung Island: Fishermen

After spending more than six hours out at the sea off Belitung Island, fishermen and officials on Monday (Dec 29) said no debris from the missing jet QZ 8501 has been found.

MANGGAR, East Belitung: After spending more than six hours out at the sea off Belitung Island, fishermen and officials on Monday (Dec 29) said no debris from the missing jet QZ 8501 has been found.

At around 9am (local time), four boats with approximately 15 crew members each on board set off for Pulau Momparang and Pulau Lung in search of possible wreckage from the missing jet. It takes at least two hours to travel there from Manggar, East Belitung, officials said.

One fisherman told Channel NewsAsia he had combed the waters around Pulau Nangka and Pulau Pesumut on Monday but found nothing. He returned with other fishermen at around 4pm.

A sea captain from the search and rescue team at the Manggar base added that the weather was calm during the search.

Chief commander of the Manggar navy base Mr Purwanto said search efforts will continue on Tuesday, and could start as early as 7am, depending on the information from air officials.

- CNA/dl


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