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Singapore Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook post that within the past few hours, three of the country's ships \"have been asked to proceed towards the area where bodies and debris were found\" and that an additional ship will \"set sail this evening to join the operation.\"

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PHOTO: This aerial view shows floating debris spotted in the same area of the Java Sea as other items being investigated by Indonesian authorities as possible objects from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, Dec. 30, 2014.
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Today's search included 12 helicopter units, 11 fixed-wing units and 32 ship units with assistance from neighboring countries Singapore, Malaysia and Australia.

Flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320-200, lost contact with air traffic control over the Java Sea during a flight to Singapore Sunday morning, shortly after the pilots requested a change of flight plan because of weather.

There were 155 passengers on board, with 137 adults, 17 children and 1 infant. Also on board were 2 pilots, 4 cabin crews and one engineer, according to the airline.

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