1.   A geologist in Hungary believes a nearby exploding star was the cause of this catastrophe and claims to have found debris from the culprit supernova.

2.   But so far searchers have seen no signals, and no debris has been found from the sailboat.

3.   He believes he has found debris from the exploded star.

4.   Hand-held metal detectors are thrown off by the high iron content of many boulders where the debris was found.

5.   In a statement, the investigators said that the plane was in the process of breaking up throughout its brief flight as debris was found along its path.

6.   In patches where the snow has melted, searchers have found debris under rocks, an indication that rock slides are frequent.

7.   The debris was found by crewmen aboard Kings Pointer, a Merchant Marine training vessel, and handed over to the Coast Guard later Sunday.

8.   The debris was found by crewmen aboard the Merchant Marine training vessel and handed over to the Coast Guard later Sunday.

9.   The wind and strong currents were also believed to be spreading the debris, and the rising swells were making it difficult to find debris floating on the water.

10.   Ultimately, no debris was found at the site, but divers continued to search the site into Tuesday night and were considering continuing all night.