elsewhere, a life vest. safety cards and bodies recovered, a total 39 of the 162 people on board pulled from the java sea. muslim religious leaders on a search helicopter pray for the victims. indonesia's military chief now offering to take families to the crash zone for some closure. >> translator: i will prepare hercules and ships either tomorrow or anytime. i'll offer my help to the families of the victims. >> reporter: today, monsoons rainy weather hampered the underwater search for the plane's black boxes. the boxes have locater pingers that can be detected with sensors. but every day, the batteries come closer to running out. fresh batteries were installed just last year. they will fade in another three weeks. this document obtained by cnn