Efforts to lift the fuselage of QZ8501 plane fail again

The Indonesian search and rescue agency said that when the fuselage of the plane was raised to the water surface, the cable suddenly broke.

Indonesian rescue teams on January 25 continued their efforts to lift the fuselage of AirAsia Flight QZ 8501, but the effort failed due to a problem with the cables.

Photo of the fuselage of QZ8501 plane sinking in the Java Sea (photo: Channel News Asia)

The Indonesian search and rescue agency said that when the fuselage was raised to the surface, the cable suddenly broke. As a result, the fuselage fell back to the seabed. However, divers discovered another body near the fuselage when it was raised to the surface, bringing the total number of bodies found so far to 70.

Previously, on January 24, Indonesian rescue workers also tried to lift the fuselage of the AirAsia plane. However, when the fuselage was close to the water surface, it sank back to the bottom of the sea because the cable connecting the fuselage to a giant balloon broke.

Weather conditions are now more favorable for lifting the fuselage than on January 24. After being lifted, the fuselage will be transferred to a ship waiting nearby./.

According to VOV.VN