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Sharm El Sheik crash: today "Scorpio" plunges to search the flight recorders

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - It will work between 600 and 800 metres depth

Today the second robot, sent by France and belonging to France Telecom marine, comes into action. Apparently it will be able to recuperate the two Flash Airlines B-737/300 flight recorders, crashed last January 3rd causing the death of 148 people (134 were French) coming back from a holiday in the Red Sea. The black boxes - which are actually orange - are presumably located 1 and 1/2 kilometres away...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 56970
Rome, Italy, 01/13/2004 17:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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