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EgyptAir: Submarine searches for missing flight data recorders | EgyptAir: Submarine searches for missing flight data recorders |
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Egypt has deployed a robot submarine to search for the flight data recorders of the missing EgyptAir plane. | |
"We are moving hard to retrieve the two boxes," President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said in his first public comments on the crash. | "We are moving hard to retrieve the two boxes," President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said in his first public comments on the crash. |
The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard when it vanished from radar early on Thursday. | The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard when it vanished from radar early on Thursday. |
Mr Sisi said there was "no particular theory we can affirm right now" for what caused flight MS804 to crash. | Mr Sisi said there was "no particular theory we can affirm right now" for what caused flight MS804 to crash. |
Investigators say smoke was detected in various parts of the cabin three minutes before it disappeared. | Investigators say smoke was detected in various parts of the cabin three minutes before it disappeared. |
Egypt's civil aviation minister has said the possibility of a terror attack was stronger than technical failure, but Mr Sisi said establishing the cause could take a long time, adding "all scenarios are possible". | Egypt's civil aviation minister has said the possibility of a terror attack was stronger than technical failure, but Mr Sisi said establishing the cause could take a long time, adding "all scenarios are possible". |
The Egyptian military released images on Saturday of life vests, personal items and debris showing the EgyptAir logo which were found during the search in the Mediterranean Sea. | The Egyptian military released images on Saturday of life vests, personal items and debris showing the EgyptAir logo which were found during the search in the Mediterranean Sea. |
The unnamed robot submarine is normally used to service offshore oil rigs, according to a source from the country's oil ministry quoted by Reuters news agency. | |
The search has also reportedly found body parts and luggage. | The search has also reportedly found body parts and luggage. |
The main body of the plane and the two "black boxes" which record flight data and cockpit transmissions have not yet been located. | The main body of the plane and the two "black boxes" which record flight data and cockpit transmissions have not yet been located. |
The Aviation Herald said that smoke detectors had gone off in the toilet and the aircraft's electronics before the signal was lost. | The Aviation Herald said that smoke detectors had gone off in the toilet and the aircraft's electronics before the signal was lost. |
It said it had received flight data filed through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) from three independent channels. | It said it had received flight data filed through the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) from three independent channels. |
It said the system showed that at 02:26 local time on Thursday (00:26 GMT) smoke was detected in the jet's toilet. | It said the system showed that at 02:26 local time on Thursday (00:26 GMT) smoke was detected in the jet's toilet. |
A minute later - at 00:27 GMT - there was an avionics alert indicating smoke in the bay below the cockpit that contains aircraft electronics and computers. | A minute later - at 00:27 GMT - there was an avionics alert indicating smoke in the bay below the cockpit that contains aircraft electronics and computers. |
The last ACARS message was at 00:29 GMT, the air industry website said, and the contact with the plane was lost four minutes later at 02:33 local time. | The last ACARS message was at 00:29 GMT, the air industry website said, and the contact with the plane was lost four minutes later at 02:33 local time. |
ACARS is used to routinely download flight data to the airline operating the aircraft. | ACARS is used to routinely download flight data to the airline operating the aircraft. |
Agency spokesman Sebastien Barthe said the messages "generally mean the start of a fire" but added: "We are drawing no conclusions from this. Everything else is pure conjecture." | Agency spokesman Sebastien Barthe said the messages "generally mean the start of a fire" but added: "We are drawing no conclusions from this. Everything else is pure conjecture." |
Philip Baum, the editor of Aviation Security International Magazine, told the BBC that technical failure could not be ruled out. | Philip Baum, the editor of Aviation Security International Magazine, told the BBC that technical failure could not be ruled out. |
"There was smoke reported in the aircraft lavatory, then smoke in the avionics bay, and over a period of three minutes the aircraft's systems shut down, so you know, that's starting to indicate that it probably wasn't a hijack, it probably wasn't a struggle in the cockpit, it's more likely a fire on board." | "There was smoke reported in the aircraft lavatory, then smoke in the avionics bay, and over a period of three minutes the aircraft's systems shut down, so you know, that's starting to indicate that it probably wasn't a hijack, it probably wasn't a struggle in the cockpit, it's more likely a fire on board." |
Greece says radar shows the Airbus A320 making two sharp turns and dropping more than 25,000ft (7,620m) before plunging into the sea. | Greece says radar shows the Airbus A320 making two sharp turns and dropping more than 25,000ft (7,620m) before plunging into the sea. |
The search is now focused on finding the plane's flight recorders, in waters between 2,500m-3,000m deep. | The search is now focused on finding the plane's flight recorders, in waters between 2,500m-3,000m deep. |
In October, an Airbus A321 operated by Russia's Metrojet blew up over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. | In October, an Airbus A321 operated by Russia's Metrojet blew up over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people on board. |
Sinai Province, a local affiliate of the Islamic State jihadist group, said it had smuggled a bomb on board. | Sinai Province, a local affiliate of the Islamic State jihadist group, said it had smuggled a bomb on board. |
If anyone is concerned about relatives or friends following the disappearance of the flight, they can call this free number provided by EgyptAir: +202 259 89320 | If anyone is concerned about relatives or friends following the disappearance of the flight, they can call this free number provided by EgyptAir: +202 259 89320 |
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