In News: Missing Dornier Aircraft’s Beacon Signal Detected
INS Sandhyak may have found the Indian Coast Guard Dornier aircraft that went missing on June 9.
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Indian Coast Guard Dornier aircraft CG-791, which was reported missing on June 9, may have been spotted by INS Sandhyak.
The naval ship has reportedly traced a beacon signal from the missing Dornier.
The aircraft, which was on a regular patrol sortie, had three crew members on-board, and was one of the new aircrafts acquired by the Indian Coast Guard.
The Indian Navy and Coast Guard had deployed several aircrafts, ships and a submarine in the search and rescue mission of the Dornier and its crew members.
The aircraft had taken off from Chennai Airport at 5:30 PM, and was expected to arrive in Pondicherry by 10:30 PM.
The aircraft was in touch with airport authorities in Tiruchirappalli and was last located about 16 nautical miles off the coast of Chidambaram, somewhere between Cuddalore and Karaikal.
Read our earlier report for details.
(With inputs from agencies)