Divers have resumed their search for victims and wreckage of the AirAsia jet that crashed in the Java Sea a week ago.
Bad weather had halted the operation after five large objects, believed to be sections of the fuselage, were located on the sea bed.
But calmer waters mean Indonesian navy divers are now back on the hunt for the plane's flight data or cockpit voice recorders.
These will be crucial in pinpointing the cause of the crash in which 162 people died.
Ships and aircraft have widened their search area to allow for currents eight days after Flight QZ8501 plunged into the water on its way from Indonesia to Singapore.
Indonesia's meteorological agency believes seasonal tropical storms probably contributed to the tragedy on 28 December.
The main focus of the search is about 90 nautical miles off the coast of Borneo island, where objects as long as 18 metres were discovered by ships using sonar.
On the resumption of the search, Air Force Lt Col Johnson Supriadi said: "The weather is quite conducive. The visibility is six kilometres, there's no low cloud, the wind is calm.
"With our calculations of currents this strong, every day this operational area is extended."
Peter Marosszeky, a senior aviation research fellow at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, is confident the recorders will be found despite the search being temporarily disrupted.
"The seas haven't been very friendly, but the black boxes have a 30-day life and they will be able to find them, particularly in the shallow waters," he said.
"It's the weather that is causing the delay."
Nine ships from four countries are in the area. Teams of divers including seven Russian experts are standing ready.
Thirty-four bodies of the mostly Indonesian passengers and crew have so far been recovered.
Some were still strapped in their seats. Many more may be trapped in the body of the aircraft.
AirAsia could be banned from offering flights in Indonesia after it emerged that Flight QZ8501 was not authorised to fly on the day it plunged into the sea.
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