Underwater Detection of Crashed Airplane
The Indonesian Association of Marine Survey Contractors launched a survey operation in early January 2015 to support the Indonesian National Agency for Search and Rescue. The operation was aimed at searching for a commercial plane, Air Asia QZ8501, reported missing on 28 December 2014 over the NW of the Java Sea, Indonesia. Using MBES, SSS and ROV, major parts of the crashed airplane comprising the tail, seats, body and wings were discovered and located for recovery.
On 28 December 2014, a commercial airplane, Air Asia QZ8501, flying from Surabaya (Indonesia) to Singapore, was reported missing and was believed to have crashed into the sea in the very north west of the Java Sea, Indonesia. The Indonesian National Agency for Search and Rescue (BASARNAS) activated a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission on the same day. To support this, a search survey operation was launched by the Indonesian Association of Marine Survey Contractors (AKSLI). The BASARNAS mission was also supported by other teams and vessels from other organisations, including an Indonesian Navy supply vessel, a Ministry of Research and Technology research vessel and international parties. None of the parties involved were equipped with underwater imaging technology or had specialised hydrographic survey personnel, except for the AKSLI team.
