US to send destroyer to aid AirAsia plane search effort

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US to send destroyer to aid AirAsia plane search effort

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The United States deployed a destroyer to help look for a missing AirAsia jetliner, US officials said Monday, December 29, amid fears the aircraft crashed into the sea. The USS Sampson was expected to arrive Tuesday in the search zone for Flight QZ8501, which disappeared on Sunday over the Java Sea with 162 people on board. “The US Navy is working closely with the government of Indonesia to identify additional surface or airborne capabilities that best assist their search efforts,” the Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement.

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