(VOVworld) – Indonesian civil aviation head Djoko Murjatmodjo confirmed Tuesday that the debris found by a search team in the Java Sea is part of missing AirAsia flight QZ8501.

Pictures of debris were taken by search and rescue aircraft

Murjatmodjo said the Indonesian Transport Minister will arrive in Pangkalan Bun soon.

Murjatmodjo said large objects such as doors to the passenger cabin and cargo hold were found 160 km southwest of Pangkalan Bun on Borneo.

Reuters cited an unnamed Indonesian aviation official as saying that a body, life-vests, luggage, and plane wreckage were spotted off the west coast of Borneo.

Relatives cried and hugged each other as bodies were shown on live TV

So far, according to the Indonesian navy, at least 40 bodies have been recovered from the sea.

The bodies were spotted floating with debris in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of Borneo.

Searchers have found what they think is the missing plane's slide

Indonesia's search-and-rescue agency head Bambang Sulistyo said Tuesday that searchers discovered a dark shape under the water which is believed to match the shape of the missing plane.