Indian Navy surveillance aircraft crashes in Goa

The Indian Navy has started a full scale search and rescue operation to look for its two officers who have gone missing after a Navy dornier plunged into the sea off the Goa coast. The incident took place on Tuesday night around 10 pm when the aircraft had gone for a routine training sortie.

2/2 Navy Dornier ditched into sea on Tue night.Last known position 25 nauts south Southwest off Goa.
“Last known position of the dornier was 25 nautical miles south South West off Goa. One survivor has been rescued. Full scale search and rescue operation has been launched to locate two more officers (one pilot and one observer) , ” a release from the Navy read.
Six ships and a few aircraft in area to look for aircrew of the ill fated Navy Dornier that “ditched” off Goa on Tue at 10

Of the two who are missing, one is a lady officer of the rank of the Lieutenant who was the observer on the dornier. Preliminary findings indicate that the plane developed some technical problems after which it plunged into the sea.

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Source:Indianexpress