The Search and Rescue (SAR) mission of the AirAsia flight QZ8501 which entered into its fifth day on Thursday is expected to be tough based on the rough sea and weather condition.

Malaysian Chief of Navy Admiral Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Jaafar via his Twitter handle stated that the visibility was limited to only five nautical miles.



Abdul Aziz had earlier informed that the search area which was set for KD Pahang is at Sector 2 while KD Lekir and Lekiu is at Sector 4.


Abdul Aziz also informed that a helicopter had been provided by KD Lekiu for rescue mission at the designated sectors.

He added that the search area had also been widened to 13,500 nautical miles on Thursday compared to 6,160 nautical miles on Wednesday.


The northern sector has been divided into two sectors which are monitored by the Navy.

The sector which is located nearest to Pontianak, Kalimantan meanwhile is monitored by the Republic of Singapore Navy.