Authorities in Pakistan are searching the Arabian Sea after a cargo plane registered in Pakistan goes missing off the country’s coast. Multiple outlets report the aircraft is a Boeing cargo plane carrying five crew members. According to flight and early reports, the plane loses contact with air traffic control shortly after reporting a navigational system problem, and it rapidly descends before contact is lost. Pakistan’s airports authority says search and rescue operations are underway, and the Pakistani navy and civilian teams use planes and ships to look for the aircraft. The search is focused on waters near the presumed crash area off the Karachi coast. Several reports state that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs authorities to speed up rescue efforts. In addition, The Independent and Stuff.co.nz report that wreckage is found within about 12 hours of searching, though details about how it is confirmed to be from the missing plane are not provided in the summaries. Officials continue to locate the aircraft and assess what happened to the five crew members.
Search and rescue continue after Pakistan cargo plane with five aboard disappears
Authorities in Pakistan are searching the Arabian Sea after a cargo plane registered in Pakistan goes missing off the country’s coast. Multiple outlets report the aircraft is a Boeing cargo plane carr...
- A Pakistan-registered Boeing cargo plane with five crew members goes missing off the Pakistan coast, near Karachi.
- The aircraft loses contact with air traffic control during flight; reports describe a rapid vertical descent before contact is lost.
- Pakistan’s airports authority announces search and rescue operations in the Arabian Sea involving the navy and civilian units.
- Authorities say the plane reports a navigational system problem before disappearing.
- Wreckage is reported found during the search, with search efforts continuing.
Five people onboard, including two pilots, remain unaccounted for.
1 month agoWreckage of a cargo plane has been found off Pakistan's coast as the search for five crew continues
1 month agoWreckage of a cargo plane has been found off Pakistan's coast as the search for five crew continues
1 month agoWreckage of a cargo plane has been found off Pakistan's coast as the search for five crew continues
1 month agoAviation expert Imran Aslam told local broadcaster ARY News that it remained unclear what caused the aircraft to disappear from radar.
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