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Russian Emergencies Ministry's Divers Move Out to AirAsia Plane Search Area

© REUTERS / Jessica Helena WuysangA search and rescue squad from the Indonesian Airforce prepare to depart on a Puma helicopter to take part in the search for the missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, from a base in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan
A search and rescue squad from the Indonesian Airforce prepare to depart on a Puma helicopter to take part in the search for the missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, from a base in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan - Sputnik International
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A Russian rescuers team is heading on the Indonesian ship Onyx to the Airbus search area in order to conduct deepwater examination.

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MOSCOW, January 3 (Sputnik) — A group of divers of the Russian Emergencies Ministry moved out to the search area of the AirAsia aircraft in Indonesia for conducting deepwater operations, the ministry's representative stated Saturday.

According to Alexander Drobyshevsky, a Russian rescuers team is "heading on the Indonesian ship Onyx to the Airbus search area" in order to conduct deepwater examination.

A Russian team of more than 70 divers and search experts arrived in Jakarta on Friday and joined the search mission on Saturday after a request from Indonesian authorities.

An MH-60R helicopter, attached to the USS Sampson (DDG 102), approaches an Indonesian patrol vessel while searching for debris, during the Indonesian-led search and recovery operations for the downed AirAsia flight QZ8501, in the Java Sea in this December 31, 2014 - Sputnik International
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The team arrived to the country with an Il-76 airlifter, a Be-200 amphibious aircraft and high-tech search equipment, including the remote-controlled Folkon deepwater vehicle, designed to operate at depths of up to 1,000 meters (3280 feet).

AirAsia’s Airbus A320-200, carrying 155 passengers and seven crew members, crashed into the Java Sea on December 28. A multinational team of specialists is currently taking part in the search operation at the suspected crash site, having recovered 30 bodies so far.

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