The Navy has found what could be the debris of a Dornier aircraft that crashed into the sea on Tuesday, leaving two pilots missing.
INS Makar, a naval hydrographic vessel, on Thursday detected a large metallic object around 60 metres deep in the sea off Goa, suspected to be the fuselage of the aircraft. Navy divers will soon start searching the spot.
Nine ships have been searching for the aircraft since the crash. The captain of the aircraft, Lieutenant Commander Kuldip Joshi, was rescued by a fishing vessel and is in hospital. A woman officer training to be an observer and a pilot are yet to be found. Sources involved in the rescue had yesterday talked about receiving signals from a life jacket equipped with a personal locator beacon.
The Indian Navy operates 36 Dornier aircraft for search and rescue, maritime surveillance and commuter duties. This is the first crash of a Dornier since it was inducted into the Navy in the early 90s.
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