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Emiliano Sala: Seabed search for plane off Guernsey | Emiliano Sala: Seabed search for plane off Guernsey |
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A seabed search for the missing plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot could start on Sunday. | A seabed search for the missing plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot could start on Sunday. |
Cardiff City's new signing disappeared with pilot David Ibbotson over the English Channel on 21 January. | Cardiff City's new signing disappeared with pilot David Ibbotson over the English Channel on 21 January. |
Two vessels will conduct sonar surveys off Guernsey, said David Mearns who is coordinating part of the search. | Two vessels will conduct sonar surveys off Guernsey, said David Mearns who is coordinating part of the search. |
Cushions believed to be from the plane were found on a beach near Surtainville, on France's Cotentin Peninsula, on Monday. | Cushions believed to be from the plane were found on a beach near Surtainville, on France's Cotentin Peninsula, on Monday. |
Argentine Sala, 28, and Mr Ibbotson, 59, from Crowle, North Lincolnshire, were travelling from Nantes, where Sala previously played, when the flight was lost. | Argentine Sala, 28, and Mr Ibbotson, 59, from Crowle, North Lincolnshire, were travelling from Nantes, where Sala previously played, when the flight was lost. |
Cardiff City play their first match at home since Sala, the club's record £15m signing, went missing. | Cardiff City play their first match at home since Sala, the club's record £15m signing, went missing. |
A minute's silence is planned before the game with Bournemouth at 17:30 GMT. | A minute's silence is planned before the game with Bournemouth at 17:30 GMT. |
Cardiff's match shirts will be embroidered with daffodils and players will warm up in t-shirts paying tribute to Sala. | Cardiff's match shirts will be embroidered with daffodils and players will warm up in t-shirts paying tribute to Sala. |
Speaking from Guernsey harbour, Mr Mearns said his team would work jointly with a second vessel commissioned by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. | Speaking from Guernsey harbour, Mr Mearns said his team would work jointly with a second vessel commissioned by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. |
They plan to search an area covering two square miles about 24 nautical miles north of Guernsey. | They plan to search an area covering two square miles about 24 nautical miles north of Guernsey. |
It has been based on the flight path before it lost radar contact, said Mr Mearns, a shipwreck hunter. | It has been based on the flight path before it lost radar contact, said Mr Mearns, a shipwreck hunter. |
"The family are devastated and struggling with what has happened," he said. | "The family are devastated and struggling with what has happened," he said. |
"What we are doing is trying to provide some answers for them." | "What we are doing is trying to provide some answers for them." |
An official search following the plane's disappearance was called off after three days with Guernsey officials saying there was little chance those on board survived. | An official search following the plane's disappearance was called off after three days with Guernsey officials saying there was little chance those on board survived. |
It prompted a privately-funded search to be set up after £324,000 was raised in an online appeal. | It prompted a privately-funded search to be set up after £324,000 was raised in an online appeal. |
Sala's family arrived on Guernsey following his disappearance and were taken to see the area that was searched, circling the island of Alderney. | Sala's family arrived on Guernsey following his disappearance and were taken to see the area that was searched, circling the island of Alderney. |
Mr Mearns said both vessels would divide the search area in half, looking for "wreckage" and a "debris field" in a depth of 60-120m (196-390ft). | Mr Mearns said both vessels would divide the search area in half, looking for "wreckage" and a "debris field" in a depth of 60-120m (196-390ft). |
"We will continue to work until the plane is located," he said. | "We will continue to work until the plane is located," he said. |