Indonesian Navy Detects Metal on Ocean Floor in Search for Missing Plane
An Indonesian navy commander says ships searching for a missing passenger plane have found metal objects on the sea floor. The commander said Monday rescue teams are now awaiting the arrival of a U.S. Navy ship that could identify whether the metal is the wreckage of the missing Adam Air Boeing 737.
The plane disappeared in stormy weather last week with 102 aboard. The commander said the metal was found in three locations on the sea floor, off the country's western coast.
A U.S. Navy survey vessel is due to join the search Tuesday. The ship is capable of deep ocean surveys. Singapore also has loaned jets to the mission, while nearly three thousand Indonesian rescuers, along with army and navy officials are combing the dense jungle of Sulawesi Island for any signs of the plane.
印度尼西亞海軍的一名指揮官說，搜尋失蹤客機(jī)的船只在海底找到了一些金屬物件。這位指揮官星期一說， 救援小組目前正在等待美國海軍艦只的到來，這艘船能夠確定這些金屬物是否是失蹤的亞當(dāng)航空公司波音737客機(jī)殘骸。
這架載有102人的飛機(jī)上星期在暴風(fēng)雨中失蹤。這位指揮官說，搜尋人員在印尼西海岸外海底的三個(gè)地方找到了這些金屬物。
一艘美國海軍勘測船定于星期二參與救援工作。這艘美國船有深海探測的能力。新加坡也為救援工作提供了飛機(jī)。此外，近3千名印度尼西亞救援人員及陸軍和海軍軍人正在蘇拉威西島稠密的叢林里仔細(xì)尋找飛機(jī)的蹤跡。
An Indonesian navy commander says ships searching for a missing passenger plane have found metal objects on the sea floor. The commander said Monday rescue teams are now awaiting the arrival of a U.S. Navy ship that could identify whether the metal is the wreckage of the missing Adam Air Boeing 737.
The plane disappeared in stormy weather last week with 102 aboard. The commander said the metal was found in three locations on the sea floor, off the country's western coast.
A U.S. Navy survey vessel is due to join the search Tuesday. The ship is capable of deep ocean surveys. Singapore also has loaned jets to the mission, while nearly three thousand Indonesian rescuers, along with army and navy officials are combing the dense jungle of Sulawesi Island for any signs of the plane.
印度尼西亞海軍的一名指揮官說，搜尋失蹤客機(jī)的船只在海底找到了一些金屬物件。這位指揮官星期一說， 救援小組目前正在等待美國海軍艦只的到來，這艘船能夠確定這些金屬物是否是失蹤的亞當(dāng)航空公司波音737客機(jī)殘骸。
這架載有102人的飛機(jī)上星期在暴風(fēng)雨中失蹤。這位指揮官說，搜尋人員在印尼西海岸外海底的三個(gè)地方找到了這些金屬物。
一艘美國海軍勘測船定于星期二參與救援工作。這艘美國船有深海探測的能力。新加坡也為救援工作提供了飛機(jī)。此外，近3千名印度尼西亞救援人員及陸軍和海軍軍人正在蘇拉威西島稠密的叢林里仔細(xì)尋找飛機(jī)的蹤跡。