viernes, 26 de octubre de 2018

Coast Guard responds to downed aircraft 110 miles east of Charleston

MH-60 Jayhawk ©USCG (archive)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard is responding to a downed aircraft Thursday approximately 110 miles east of Charleston.

The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) notified Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders of a civilian aircraft emergency at 11:33 a.m. The Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center received a report from the aircraft of an in-flight emergency, lost contact on radar and notified the AFRCC. The aircraft, a Piper PA-31, was leaving from South Carolina to the Bahamas. 

Assisting in the response are:
USCG Cutter Nathan Bruckenthal ©USCG (archive)
HC-130J Hercules ©USCG (archive)
USCG Cutter Hamilton ©USCG (archive)
US Navy P-3 Orion ©United States Navy

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