Oil slick detected after private plane crashes near Jamaica
Updated: 2014-09-06 16:34
(Xinhua)
|
||||||||
KINGSTON - An oil slick has been detected on the waters where a private plane crashed off the coast of Jamaica Friday while the wreckage of the plane has not be found, Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) said Friday evening.
There have been no reports of the wreckage, since the waters around the crash site is about 1,500 meters to 2,000 meters deep, which is beyond regular observation, Commander of the JDF Coast Guard Antoinette Gorman told a press conference Friday evening.
She said the search and rescue work was affected with the falling of the night, but the vessels will stay at the area and resume their work as long as the light conditions permit.
The crashed plane, with at least two persons on board, crashed 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) northeast of the coastal town of Port Antonio.
The last contact between the plane and the air traffic controllers was at 10:00 local time (1500 GMT) on Friday.
A search and rescue team with a fixed wing aircraft, a helicopter, two patrol vessels and rescue swimmers have been dispatched to the site of the accident.
The crashed aircraft is reported to be a Socata TBM700, a high performance single-engine turboprop light business and utility aircraft, which was scheduled to fly from Rochester, New York to Naples, Florida.
The JDF said it has allowed the US team to join the search and a vessel from the US is expected to arrive at the crash site on Saturday.
- Wozniacki reaches US open final as injured Peng quits
- US Chinese to join Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations
- Turkey feast honors China-US relations
- One year and still soaring
- US comedienne Joan Rivers dies at 81
- Bringing precious relics back home
- News in review
- Snoopy celebrates 65th anniversary in Shanghai
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Host of Japan's historic surrender |
Young China - You've got talent |
President Xi visits Mongolia |
Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games |
Leading leaden lives |
Former security chief under probe |
Today's Top News
Plane with unresponsive pilot crashes off Jamaica
Alibaba to raise $20b in IPO record
Boao Forum meets in US
Can Koreas unite? Experts differ
Canton Fair readies for 116th go
Wal-Mart to build community shopping center in China
US to pave way for Obama's visit
Wal-Mart seeks China growth
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |