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| EgyptAir crash: Black box signals heard by search teams | EgyptAir crash: Black box signals heard by search teams |
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| Signals have been detected that are likely to have come from one of the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month. | Signals have been detected that are likely to have come from one of the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month. |
| They were picked up by the French vessel Laplace as it 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The French navy is awaiting the arrival of a second vessel that is equipped to take pictures and retrieve objects from the sea. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |