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EgyptAir crash: Black box signals heard, Egypt says EgyptAir crash: Black box signals heard by search teams
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Signals likely to have come from the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month have been detected, Egyptian investigators say. Signals have been detected that are likely to have come from one of the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month.
A statement said they were picked up by a French vessel searching the Mediterranean Sea. They were picked up by the French vessel Laplace as was searching the Mediterranean Sea.
There were 66 people on board when the Airbus A320 crashed on 19 May while flying from Paris to Cairo.There were 66 people on board when the Airbus A320 crashed on 19 May while flying from Paris to Cairo.
It vanished from Greek and Egyptian radar screens, apparently without having sent a distress call.It vanished from Greek and Egyptian radar screens, apparently without having sent a distress call.
There is no word yet from the French authorities about the finding.
Egyptian officials said last week signals from the plane's emergency beacon had been detected but later said they were received on the day of the crash and were not new.Egyptian officials said last week signals from the plane's emergency beacon had been detected but later said they were received on the day of the crash and were not new.
"The French vessel 'Laplace'... has received through its search equipment signals from the seabed of the wreckage search area assumed to be from one of the data recorders," the Egyptian Aircraft Investigation Committee said in its latest statement. Laplace identified the signals that "might belong to one of the data recorders" from the EgyptAir flight, said France's BEA who are responsible for investigating air incidents.
It added that another ship will join search efforts later this week to help retrieve the devices. The French navy is awaiting the arrival of a second vessel that is equipped to take pictures and retrieve objects from the sea.
Egyptian investigators first reported that the French vessels had picked up signals from the wreckage search area, saying they were "assumed" to be from one of the devices.
What caused the crash remains a mystery. Finding the black boxes is crucial to piecing together what happened in the plane's final moments.What caused the crash remains a mystery. Finding the black boxes is crucial to piecing together what happened in the plane's final moments.
Black boxes emit signals for 30 days after a crash, giving search teams an ever-narrowing window to locate them before their batteries run out.
Debris from the plane has been recovered from the sea, some 290km (180 miles) north of the Egyptian port city of Alexandria.
But the bulk of the plane and the bodies of passengers are thought to be deep under the sea.
Those on board MS804 included 30 Egyptians, 15 French citizens, two Iraqis, two Canadians and citizens from Algeria, Belgium, Britain, Chad, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Sudan.