A fisherman found what is thought to be the plane nose of AirAsia flight QZ8501 in waters off Marabatuan in Pulau Sembilan, South Kalimantan, on Monday evening.

'The fisherman found the object while heading home, about 4 miles from Marabatuan. He reported to us that the object was white and shaped like the nose of a plane,' National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) operations director Air Commodore SB Supriyadi said in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, on Tuesday as quoted by kompas.com.

Supriyadi said the joint search and rescue (SAR) team had collected the object from the fisherman, Sunding, 38, and transported it to Panglima Utar Port in Kumai, Central Kalimantan.

The object will be transported to the AirAsia SAR command post on the Iskandar Muda Air Base in Pangkalan Bun. (nfo)(+++)