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NEW:Families have been briefed that plane was spotted on sea floor, relative saysSearchers don't yet know if wreckageis in one piece or broken up, an official saysHeavy wind and rain, as well as big waves, hamper searchSurface debris found at least 100 kilometers (60 miles) from plane's last known location[Gambar

](CNN)--[Breaking news update 12:02 a.m. ET]Families of people aboard AirAsia Flight QZ8501 have been briefed by officials that sonar technology has"spotted the plane on sea floor," a relative of some of the passengers told CNN on Wednesday.

The man, who said he lost seven relatives and friends on the flight, told CNN that families are still wanting and expecting regular and full updates from authorities.

[Breaking news update 10:55 p.m. ET]Indonesian searchers using sonar equipment have located wreckage from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 at the bottom of the Java Sea, a search andrescue official told CNN on Wednesday. At the moment, they still don't know if it's in one piece or broken up, said the official, Hernato, who goes by one name.[Full story]Indonesian searchers say sonar equipment has detected wreckage from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 at the bottom of the sea, a day after the first signs of debris were spotted

.It's still unclear whether the aircraft is in one piece or broken up, said Hernato, a search and rescue official who goes by one name.

The grim discovery Tuesday of parts of the missing plane and several bodies on the surface of the sea dealta heartbreaking blow to families whose loved ones were lost.AirAsia: Debris is from missing plane

Debris was found 100-200 kilometers (60-120 miles) from the aircraft's last known location over the Java Sea, Indonesia's search and rescue agency said

.Six bodies -- three men and three women -- have been recovered from the water so far, Indonesian search and rescue chief Bambang Soelistyo said Wednesday. One of the females found was wearing a flight attendant's uniform, Soelistyo said.

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Experts: Lessons not learned from MH370Search teams are looking for other bodies and parts of the plane, including its so-called black boxes.

Those could help investigators determine what went wrong on the flight, which lost contact with air traffic controllers on Sunday with 162 people aboard.

Sonar equipment has been searching the bottom of the sea, tens of meters below the water's surface, according to SB Supriyadi, the search agency's director of operations.Dozens of ambulances were lined upin the Indonesian city of Surabaya, ready to carry any bodies recovered.

The search isn't easy; heavy wind and rain, as well as big waves, are hampering efforts, officials said.Families' anguishAs families watched a live news conference Tuesday about the discovery of the debris and saw video of a helicopter lowering a diverto what appeared to be a floating body, some people fainted.

Stretchers were brought into the room.Family members burst into tears, dabbing their eyes as officials passed out tissues. Some sat with their eyes full of tears, hands covering their mouths or heads buried in their hands.

Others had phones jammed against their ears."Everyone became hysterical, especially the mothers. One mother even blacked out," said Maria Endang Wirasmi, whose daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren were on the flight.Air Asia Flight QZ8501

Her husband, Imam Sampurno, said he was relieved the plane had been found."We hope that our children will be saved by a miracle," he said.AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes told reporters he hoped there was "at least some closure" for families

."My heart is filled with sadness for all the families involved in QZ 8501," he tweeted. "On behalf of AirAsia my condolences to all. Words cannot express how sorry I am."Flight 8501 was operated by AirAsia's Indonesian affiliate.

Military crew spotted an object's shadowSoelistyo, the head of Indonesia's search and rescue agency, said the debris was discovered when a crew on a military aircraft spotted the shadow of an object that looked like a plane in the water off the coast of Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province on Borneo.Further searching found floating objects believed to be the bodies of passengers, and then what appearedto be an emergency exit of the plane.

Officials sent other search teams racing to the area.Several nations are contributing resources to the effort, including the United States.

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sampson arrived Tuesday.The USS Fort Worth is also being prepared to deploy from Singapore, Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby said. It "can be ready to sail in a day or two to get on station and can be there very quickly," he said.

The United States is also preparing maritime patrol aircraft that could help, he said.The flight, which was lost Sundayonits way to Singapore, was carrying155 passengers and seven crew members. The overwhelming majority were Indonesians. There were also citizens of Britain, France, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea.Search and rescue teams are diverting all their resources to where the debris is, in the Karimata Strait, about 110 nautical miles southwest of the Indonesian city of Pangkalan Bun, AirAsia said.

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