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AirAsia fuselage to be lifted after sea conditions again foil divers' examination of wreckage

Associated Press
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    Members of the National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) watch a helicopter after a search operation of AirAsia Flight 8501 at the airport in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Bad weather and poor underwater visibility have prevented Indonesian navy divers from searching inside the large chuck of AirAsia jet wreckage that's believed to be the fuselage. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) (The Associated Press)

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    Chief of National Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) F. Henry Bambang Soelistyo, walks after a search operation for AirAsia Flight 8501 upon arrival at the airport in Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Bad weather and poor underwater visibility have prevented Indonesian navy divers from searching inside the large chuck of AirAsia jet wreckage that's believed to be the fuselage. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) (The Associated Press)

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia – An Indonesian official says the crashed AirAsia jet's fuselage will be lifted to the surface after sea conditions again prevented divers from examining the large chunk of wreckage.

National Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo said Friday that rescue teams discovered more wreckage despite the strong current and poor underwater visibility. They found what are suspected to be the cockpit and an engine of the Airbus3200 plane as well as passenger seats with apparent bodies in it.

Officials have said they believe more bodies are inside the fuselage.

One victim's body was recovered on Friday, raising the total to 51. The plane had 162 people on board when it disappeared Dec. 28 en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. Bad weather is a suspected factor in the crash.