JAKARTA, 23 August 2007 - A salvage ship operated by the United States has arrived in Indonesia to hunt for the black box of an Adam Air plane that crashed into the sea on New Years' day, killing 102 passengers and crew. The Boeing went missing off South Sulawesi and sparked a massive search in the early days of this year. The body of the plane is thought to lay on the floor of the Makassar Strait. No bodies have been found until today.

A spokesman of Adam Air says a salvage ship from Phoenix International is already at the scene in the Makassar port to start a preliminary survey. He says the effort is part of the carrier's commitment to determine the cause of the crash, one of the worst in Indonesian history. He didn't tell how much the company is willing to spend to recover the black box, thought to be at a depth of around 1,700 meter below the sea surface. Experts have already expressed concern that the black box data may be irretrievable due to the high underwater pressure.

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