Missing Lithuanian Plane Found in Baltic without Pilots
Lithuania on Tuesday located a missing private plane at the bottom of the Baltic sea, but its two pilots were nowhere to be found, the Baltic state's defense ministry said.
"There were no bodies in the aircraft so we're continuing our search," defense ministry spokesman Vaidotas Linkus told AFP.
The An-2 civilian aircraft disappeared Saturday afternoon en route from Sweden to the western Lithuanian city of Klaipeda with two experienced Lithuanian pilots and no other passengers on board.
The pilots did not issue a distress signal before their aircraft disappeared in good weather conditions nor did they report any problems when they made their last contact.
A Lithuanian military ship detected the aircraft at a depth of 124 meters (407 feet) and 116 kilometers (63 nautical miles) from shore, the ministry said, adding that an underwater camera identified the plane's registration number.
Source: Agence France Presse
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