A massive hunt for the 162 victims of AsiaAir flight 8501 has resumed in the Java Sea. To date, strong winds and heavy ocean currents have hampered recovery of the bodies.
Victims of Crashed AsiaAir 8501 Brought Home
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U.S. Navy personnel from USS Sampson unload the body of a victim from AirAsia Flight 8501 from a helicopter as search and rescue personnel and Indonesian policemen receive it in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 2, 2015.
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Members of the National Search And Rescue Agency and an Indonesian soldier carry coffins containing bodies of the victims aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 to transfer to Surabaya at the airport in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Jan. 2, 2015.
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National Search and Rescue Agency personnel and Indonesian policemen carry the body of a victim on board the ill-fated AirAsia Flight 8501 from a U.S. Navy helicopter that belongs to USS Sampson upon arrival at the airport in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Jan. 2, 2015.
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Relatives weep during the handover of the bodies of AirAsia Flight 8501 victims to their families at the police hospital in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, Jan. 2, 2015.