From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 27): Sonar makes significant findings in search for 2 missing pilots
M/Y Sakura, the private sonar search vessel hired by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to help look for the two missing pilots of the OV-10 Bronco 630 that crashed in this city, has reportedly made significant findings involving the fuselage of the multi-mission aircraft.
Lt. Cheryl Tindog, spokesperson of the Western Command (Wescom), told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that the sonar vessel has detected something within the five-nautical mile radius area distance that was earlier pegged for the search at approximately 200 feet below water surface.
She said this might already be the fuselage of the multi-mission aircraft that went missing on June 23 following a special training flight with another OV-10 Bronco.
“Our sonar equipment was able to detect something significant at approximately 200 feet. Divers from the Navy Special Warfare Action Group (SWAG) are now on their way to help dive that spot which we hope is the wreckage of the OV-10 Bronco 630,” she said.
Tindog said the M/Y Sakura was only able to give “coordinates” of the area and not the name of the exact place where it can be found.
However, the five nautical mile radius, she said, is within barangays Bancao-Bancao to Tagburos in Puerto Princesa, going to Honda Bay.
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M/Y Sakura, the private sonar search vessel hired by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to help look for the two missing pilots of the OV-10 Bronco 630 that crashed in this city, has reportedly made significant findings involving the fuselage of the multi-mission aircraft.
Lt. Cheryl Tindog, spokesperson of the Western Command (Wescom), told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that the sonar vessel has detected something within the five-nautical mile radius area distance that was earlier pegged for the search at approximately 200 feet below water surface.
She said this might already be the fuselage of the multi-mission aircraft that went missing on June 23 following a special training flight with another OV-10 Bronco.
“Our sonar equipment was able to detect something significant at approximately 200 feet. Divers from the Navy Special Warfare Action Group (SWAG) are now on their way to help dive that spot which we hope is the wreckage of the OV-10 Bronco 630,” she said.
Tindog said the M/Y Sakura was only able to give “coordinates” of the area and not the name of the exact place where it can be found.
However, the five nautical mile radius, she said, is within barangays Bancao-Bancao to Tagburos in Puerto Princesa, going to Honda Bay.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=538567