Dec 31
5.45pm: First two bodies have arrived at Surabaya, where relatives are waiting. Photo: BBC
5.30pm: Singapore's MV Swift Rescue will deploy a Remotely Operated Vehicle when it reaches the south coast of Borneo tomorrow (Jan 1). The vehicle will search underwater for the aircraft's main fuselage and black box. Photo: Raj Nadarajan
5pm: Singapore sends 5th navy ship to join rescue and search operations. The RSS Kallang has the capability to conduct underwater search operations.
3.08pm: President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong offer condolences to Indonesian counterparts.
2.23pm: Rescue divers have not been able to conduct their operations today due to bad weather, reports local media.
1.26pm: Rescue agency BASARNAS confirms there are now a total of 3 female and 4 male bodies found.
1.00pm: Another body recovered bring the total to seven bodies so far, reports local media.
12.20pm: Singapore to offer 2 more naval assets with underwater capabilities and replace corvette
11.05am: RSS Persistence arrived earlier at 9.30am, given a more defined search area, reports Channel NewsAsia.
10.29am: So far, 93 families have submitted general data for body identification. 30 families have submitted DNA samples.
9.54am: Rescue agency BASARNAS says bodies will be brought to Pangkalanbun, and then to Surabaya.
8.00am: Singapore’s RSS Valour, Swift Rescue take sector 2 while RSS Persistence, Supreme take sector 4 of rescue zone. Each measures 28 x 56 nautical miles.
(Photo: Channel NewsAsia)
6.50am: Malaysia Airline’s logo goes grey in solidarity with AirAsia.
6.45am: Day 4 of search and rescue mission begins at daybreak. Day 4 of search and rescue operation focused on four sectors measuring 28x56 nautical miles, says Malaysia’s chief of navy.
6.30am: US Navy ready to send maritime patrol plane, sonar equipment to scour seabed. US Fort Worth to be deployed from Singapore to join search for missing flight wreckage.
6.26am: The RSS Persistence, a landing ship tank, with two Super Puma helicopters on board is headed to the new search location south of Kalimantan. Its estimated arrival time is 10am on Wednesday (Dec 31).
Source: todayonline.com
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