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| Alaska authorities search for missing small plane | Alaska authorities search for missing small plane |
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| The craft that went missing was a small Cessna Caravan craft | The craft that went missing was a small Cessna Caravan craft |
| US authorities are looking for a small plane carrying 10 people that has been reported missing in the state of Alaska. | US authorities are looking for a small plane carrying 10 people that has been reported missing in the state of Alaska. |
| The US Coast Guard for the Alaska region said a Cessna Caravan craft was 12 miles (19km) offshore on a flight from Unalakleet to Nome when "its position was lost". | The US Coast Guard for the Alaska region said a Cessna Caravan craft was 12 miles (19km) offshore on a flight from Unalakleet to Nome when "its position was lost". |
| The two cities are some 146 miles from each other across the Norton Sound, an inlet of the Bering Sea on Alaska's western coast. | The two cities are some 146 miles from each other across the Norton Sound, an inlet of the Bering Sea on Alaska's western coast. |
| Search and rescue crews "are working to get to the last known coordinates" of the flight, state officials said in a statement. | Search and rescue crews "are working to get to the last known coordinates" of the flight, state officials said in a statement. |
| They said they had been notified of an "overdue" aircraft operated by the airline Bering Air at 16:00 local time on Thursday (01:00 GMT). | They said they had been notified of an "overdue" aircraft operated by the airline Bering Air at 16:00 local time on Thursday (01:00 GMT). |
| The 10 people on board comprised nine passengers and a pilot, the update from the Alaska Department of Public Safety said. There was no information immediately available about who was on board. | The 10 people on board comprised nine passengers and a pilot, the update from the Alaska Department of Public Safety said. There was no information immediately available about who was on board. |
| The volunteer fire department in the landing city Nome said the pilot had told air traffic controllers that "he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared". | The volunteer fire department in the landing city Nome said the pilot had told air traffic controllers that "he intended to enter a holding pattern while waiting for the runway to be cleared". |
| The BBC has contacted Bering Air for comment. | |
| Giving information about its search and rescue mission, the coastguard said a plane had been sent to search for the last known positions of the missing craft. | |
| The search plane - which includes specialised equipment to locate objects and people with no visible conditions - will fly in a grid pattern over the water and shoreline. | |
| Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage has also sent flight support. |