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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 17641003" data-attributes="member: 158020">Official: AirAsia Flight QZ8501 likely at 'bottom of the sea'The missing AirAsia jet probably crashed into the sea, Indonesia's  top rescue official said Monday, citing radar data from the plane's last  contact."Our early conjecture is  that the plane is in the bottom of the sea," Bambang Sulistyo, head of  Indonesia's national search and rescue agency, told reporters, saying  the view was based on the plane's flight track and last known  coordinates.But searchers still don't  know exactly where the aircraft is, he said, and may need help from  other countries for an underwater search. The search for AirAsia  Flight QZ8501 resumed on Monday, a day after the commercial jet  disappeared in Indonesian airspace with 162 people aboard. Ships, planes and  helicopters are looking for the missing aircraft, according to  Indonesian authorities, who are leading the search and rescue  operations.It's unclear if weather  played a role in the aircraft's disappearance, but rescuers say it could  be a factor that influences how quickly they find the plane.Large waves and clouds  hampered the search for the plane on Sunday, the agency said. By Monday  morning, weather in the area appeared to be clearing up, CNN  International meteorologist Tom Sater said.Authorities say they're combing a "very broad search area."</blockquote>

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