On June 1, 2009, Air France plane AF 447 carrying 228 people disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France. This is the worst accident in the history of Air France.
Air France plane fragments were found scattered in the Ocean. There were chairs, floats, and tail. Meanwhile, 50 new casualties were found.
Now, two years have passed, which sent the submarine to the seabed to find rubble and the bodies of victims of Air France. French Minister for Ecology and Transportation, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Monday, April 4, 2011 said, both debris and bodies will be brought to the surface to be identified. Now, it hoped, the black box containing flight data, found.
"The fact that we found, many pieces of the plane in a fairly concentrated area is the hope of finding the black box, but we can not guarantee, said Kosciusko Morizet like CNN loaded.
Meanwhile, for the victim, he admitted to not possible to say how many bodies found in the wreckage. For the known 178 victims listed as missing in this accident because their bodies are not found.
Not finding the black box to make the investigators puzzled to guess, what really makes the plane crashed in a storm on June 1, 2009. "This is still an enigma," said Alain Bouillard, who will be responsible for recovery operations.
The ruins are found at the bottom of the Atlantic was relatively concentrated in the region 600 to 200 meters. The location is deliberately kept secret.
According to the head of the French accident investigation agency (BEA), Jean-Paul Troadec all fragments will be brought up. "We want to know what actually happens when accidents towards justice. Most importantly, do not let it happen again."
Surgical removal of debris and the bodies of victims of The Air France will take 3 weeks to a month and is expected to cost approximately U.S. $ 7.1 million.
Victims of Air France Found after Missing for 2 years
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