SINGAPORE: The search for missing Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 resumed on Tuesday, with the US navy joining the multi-nation operation on its third day.
China's Ministry of National Defence has also said that Beijing would dispatch aircraft and ships to participate in search and rescue efforts.
Answering a request for aid from the Indonesian Government, the USS Sampson has been authorised to join the search, The Guardian reported.
The US Navy is working with the Indonesian Government to identify "additional surface or airborne capabilities that best assist their search efforts", the report said.
The USS Sampson, a guided-missile destroyer based in San Diego, is expected to arrive at the scene by Tuesday.
The US warship joins the search alongside other seacraft, planes and helicopters from various nations including Malaysia.
The search is also expected to expand to land areas that include the western part of West Kalimantan province. – Singapore Straits Times/ANN
