(10 Jan 2007)
1.Wide of search and rescue briefing
2. Mid of Indonesian navy commander in charge of search and rescue
3. Mid of Singaporean pilots
4. Wide of briefing
5. Mid of Indonesian air force officers
6. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian) Eddy Suyanto, Indonesian Navy Commander:
"Yesterday at 1800 local time, officials from the US sonar ship met officials from the Indonesian navy ship Fatahilah at sea to coordinate their activities. I think this morning the US ship Mary Sears has started its work to look into the coordinates at sea which we had discovered."
7. Wide of pilots on surveillance flight to find missing plane
8. Aerial of ocean
9. Mid of relatives looking at map
10. Various aerials of ocean and mountains
STORYLINE :
A US Navy oceanographic survey ship was trying to determine on Wednesday if metal objects found off Sulawesi Island's western coast were the wreckage of an Indonesian Boeing 737 that disappeared more than a week ago, carrying 102 people.
An Indonesian vessel earlier reported three pieces of debris on the seabed after local fisherman told authorities they had spotted a low-flying, unstable aircraft in the area but lost sight of it after hearing a loud bang, naval officials said.
The USNS Mary Sears, which has sonar and satellite imagery capabilities, has been called in to see if the metal is part of Adam Air Flight KI-574, which fell off radars in the area during the 130 kph (80 mph) winds.
"I think this morning the US ship Mary Sears has started its work to look into the co-ordinates at sea which we had discovered," said Eddy Suyanto, the Indonesian Navy Commander in charge of the search operation.
The pilot of the Adam Air plane, which left Java island for the North Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado on 1 January, twice changed course because of rough weather but did not issue a mayday or report technical difficulties, officials said.
More than 3,600 soldiers, police and volunteers are searching in the island's dense jungles and surrounding seas for the plane.
After mistakenly claiming last week that the wreckage had been found with 12 survivors, officials were cautious in discussing any new discoveries.
Adam Air is one of about 30 budget carriers that sprang up in Indonesia after the industry was deregulated in 1998. The rapid expansion has led to cheap flights throughout Indonesia, but has raised concerns about maintenance of the leased planes.
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