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Missing Coast Guard aircraft found

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IANS Chennai

A Coast Guard Dornier aircraft, missing for over a month now, has been found but there is no information about its three crew members, an official said on Friday.

"The Dornier aircraft has been found in the sea at a depth of 900 metres off Chidambaram. There is no information about the crew members," Coast Guard Commander East Region, Inspector General Satya Prakash Sharma told IANS.

The Dornier aircraft with pilot, Deputy Commandant Vidyasagar, co-pilot, Deputy Commandant Subash Suresh and navigator/observer M.K. Soni went missing on the night of June 8 while returning to the base after a regular surveillance sortie along the Tamil Nadu coast and Palk Bay.

 

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First Published: Jul 10 2015 | 6:00 PM IST

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