'High probability' that missing plane tail found

Discovery has yet to be confirmed as route license mystery deepens

An Indonesian naval patrol vessel found what the captain said could be the tail of a missing AirAsia jet on Monday. The crucial black box voice and flight data recorders are normally located in that section of an aircraft.

Ships and aircraft seeking debris and bodies widened their search area to allow for ocean currents eight days after flight QZ8501 plunged into the Java Sea en route from Surabaya, Indonesia's second-biggest city, to Singapore, with 162 people aboard.