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No sign of plane after second day of search

Indonesian authorities say the jet with 162 on board likely crashed into the sea

Published Mon, Dec 29, 2014 · 09:50 PM

Surabaya

INTERNATIONAL teams scouring the Java Sea off Indonesia for the missing AirAsia passenger jet failed to find any trace for a second day as darkness fell and the authorities said the plane likely crashed into the water.

An earlier report of a sighting of an object spotted by an Australian surveillance aircraft during a sea search was found to be unrelated to the missing plane.

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