Divers spot main wreckage of crashed Lion Air jet in Java Sea


Indonesian diver had earlier recovered one set of wheels from the crashed Lion Air plane, now they have seen the main wreckage. - AFP

Indonesian divers found the main wreckage of the Lion Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea, a breakthrough in a week-long search for victims and the black box that holds the key to unraveling the reason for the accident.

Divers who have been scouring a 270 square-mile (700 sq-km) area since the jet crashed on Oct. 29 spotted the Boeing 737 Max 8 jet’s fuselage on Saturday (Nov 3).

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