The search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ 8501 has been halted for the night, but big ships won't return to shore and will leave their searchlights on, according to the Indonesian Transportation Ministry.
The jet carrying 162 people lost contact with Indonesian air traffic control early Sunday over the Java Sea, gripping Southeast Asia with a second missing plane crisis in less than a year.
Before communication was lost, the captain asked permission to climb to a higher altitude because of bad weather, officials said.
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