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Philipsburg:
The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard is searching off St. Maarten for the co-pilot of a small U.S.-based cargo plane that crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff.
Authorities say they have recovered the body of one of the two pilots who were on board the Skyway Enterprises plane when it went down Wednesday evening about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from shore. St. Maarten is one of the countries that make up the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The cause of the crash is unknown.
The Coast Guard said in a statement that the twin-engine SH36 aircraft was en route to Puerto Rico. Skyway Enterprises is based in Kissimmee, Florida, and was operating under contract with FedEx.
Private volunteers and Netherlands Royal Marines are taking part in the search.
Authorities say they have recovered the body of one of the two pilots who were on board the Skyway Enterprises plane when it went down Wednesday evening about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from shore. St. Maarten is one of the countries that make up the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The cause of the crash is unknown.
The Coast Guard said in a statement that the twin-engine SH36 aircraft was en route to Puerto Rico. Skyway Enterprises is based in Kissimmee, Florida, and was operating under contract with FedEx.
Private volunteers and Netherlands Royal Marines are taking part in the search.
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