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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — At least two people died late Sunday when the helicopter they were riding in crashed into Manhattan’s East River, local media reported. New York police confirmed the accident ahead of a press conference scheduled for 9:00 pm (0100 GMT), but without indicating a toll. New York 1 television, citing police sources, reported that five of the six people flying in the helicopter had died, with only the pilot surviving. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Eight warships joined a US aircraft carrier and scores of helicopters and planes Thursday to search for three American sailors who went missing after their plane crashed in the Philippine Sea. The families of the missing sailors were notified after a C-2A “Greyhound” aircraft with 11 people on board went down Wednesday afternoon around 930 kilometers (500 nautical miles) southeast of Okinawa, the US Navy said in a statement. Eight sailors […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Rescuers have plucked eight people to safety south of Japan after a US Navy aircraft with 11 people on board came down in the Philippine Sea, the latest accident to hit American armed forces in East Asia. Japanese and American forces scrambled to reach the downed C2-A “Greyhound” aircraft in waters off the remote uninhabited Japanese reef of Okinotori on Wednesday. The US Navy said the rescued personnel were being transferred […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A military aircraft with 11 people aboard has crashed into the Philippine Sea while en route to an aircraft carrier, the US said Wednesday, the latest accident to hit its armed forces in East Asia. “A United States Navy aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed into the ocean southeast of Okinawa,” a statement from the Navy said. “Personnel recovery is under way and their condition will be evaluated by USS […]
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — A Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed at sea in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Thursday, Norwegian rescue services said, with fears growing over the fate of those on board. None of the eight aboard had been found six hours after the accident was reported. According to Russian media, they are all Russian nationals. Chances of survival were fading rapidly, with air and water temperatures in the […]
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) — A light plane crashed into Perth’s Swan River on Thursday (January 26) killing the pilot and passenger on board during Australia Day celebrations. Thousands had gathered to watch the annual SkyShow and fireworks display when they witnessed the plane crashing into the water. “He just came in too steep, banked, hard left and that was it. The left wing caught the water and the plane hit the water and snapped in […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — At least 10 people were killed and seven others seriously injured after their tour bus crashed and caught fire on a highway near South Korea’s southeastern city of Ulsan, police said Friday. Although the precise cause of the accident is still under investigation, the driver of the bus was taken into custody for questioning about the vehicle’s maintenance record. The bus was carrying 20 people late Thursday night when one […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — A Swiss fighter crashed and burst into flames in the Netherlands Thursday after hitting another jet during a training session before an air show, officials said. “Two Tiger F-5E plans from the Patrouille Suisse collided this afternoon during a training flight for an air show in Leeuwarden,” the Swiss defense ministry said. The pilot from the aerobatics team of the Swiss air force ejected to safety, Dutch and Swiss officials […]
PARIS , France (AFP) — French President Francois Hollande confirmed Thursday that the EgyptAir flight that disappeared from radar screens over the Mediterranean had “crashed”. “We must ensure that we know everything on the causes of what happened. No hypothesis is ruled out or favored,” he said in a televised address. ha-cha/er/gd/jm © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
