Paula Hancocks heads out to the war zone off West Papua in rough seas looking for any debris or remains of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 . This particular ship is also carrying divers to attempt to locate the crashed airliner 's flight data recorder . But he is convinced enough of its import for the captain to call it in so a larger ship nearby can investigate . Rough sea conditions in the Java Sea have hampered the search , frustrating search crews .
Paula Hancocks heads out to the war zone off West Papua in rough seas looking for any debris or remains of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 . This particular ship is also carrying divers to attempt to locate the crashed airliner 's flight data recorder . Rough sea conditions in the Java Sea have hampered the search , frustrating search crews .