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Charge of the whole what he still term a search as rescue operation. he is here at surabaya airport. he is talking to the families of the victims. he cannot offer much more than that. there is still little to go on. there are reports that there was debris spotted by the australian search team. i asked the vice president about that in the interview here. this is what he had to say. >> there have been reports of objecting floating in the search zone. can you tell me do you know if they are linked at all to the missing plane? >> until now, to answer not yet. some report from australia, but we are...

Frustrations for authorities and particularly families of the passengers as well. this morning, grim new details as it has search for air asia flight 8501 continues. indonesian authorities leading the search think the plane is likely on the bottom of the sea based on coordinates of the plane's last transmission. here at surabaya airport, it's crisis central. the deistraught relatives are briefed behind closed doors. so far the plane has not put out signals to help pinpoint the location. instead crews focus on this broad search zone over the shallow waters of the java sea where the plane was la...

By the vice president of indonesia. i would like to ask mr. vice president, first of all, could you tell me is this a recovery and rescue operation? >> this is a search and rescue. this leading sector is our rescue team. now there are ships from navy and police and customs and from our airmen. there are 15 airplane. >> reporter: there have been reports of objects in the search zone. do you know if they are linked at all to the missing plane? >> until now, not yet. some reports from australia. it is not clear.

The australian search aircraft spotted objects in the search zone. that was being sent out. that is an unconfirmed report here in indonesia. he has confirmed objects have been spotted by the australians, christine. at this stage, he said we don't know if it is related to flight 8501. remember mh-370 there were multiple reports of debris off the coast of malaysia. that turned out to be not related. the plane did not come anywhere near the area where the debris was being seen. a very very inn exact science at the moment until they can get eyes on and pull the debris out of the water and get a cl...

This flight disappeared with 162 people on board. the tragic early indication from the indonesian agency leading the search and rescue efforts is quote, on the bottom of the sea. early conjecture from authorities. ships and planes have been combing the waters but no sign of the plane or wreckage. it is not known if bad weather is a factor but the pilot requested a higher altitude to avoid storm clouds before the plane disappeared from radar. andrew stevens has the coverage this morning from indonesia. >> reporter: good morning, christine. at this stage, hopes have to be fading. more than 30 ho...