World Alert: Indonesian authorities have recovered a flight recorder from the jet that crashed into the sea with 189 people on board

Divers pulled out one of the aircraft's two flight recorders from waters off the Java coast on Thursday morning, the Indonesian transportation minister said. The discovery is a crucial one that will help investigators determine how an almost-new plane crashed. The crash has so far puzzled experts, who without data from the plane have only been able to speculate on what caused the Lion Air flight to go down just 13 minutes after takeoff.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     World Alert Nov 1, 1:59 AM     Indonesian authorities have recovered a flight recorder from the jet that crashed into the sea with 189 people on board Divers pulled out one of the aircraft's two flight recorders from waters off the Java coast on Thursday morning, the Indonesian transportation minister said. The discovery is a crucial one that will help investigators determine how an almost-new plane crashed. The crash has so far puzzled experts, who without data from the plane have only been able to speculate on what caused the Lion Air flight to go down just 13 minutes after takeoff. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071