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Authorities deny finding Air France black boxes
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June 24, 2009, Wednesday
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FRENCH military ships searching for the black boxes of Flight 447 have detected sounds in the Atlantic depths but they are not from the Air France plane's flight recorders, a French official said yesterday.
The official and French investigators denied a report on the Website of French newspaper Le Monde that the ships had picked up a signal from the black boxes.
French military ships searching in the area where the plane crashed have "heard sounds" but "the black boxes have not been detected," said an aide to France's minister in charge of transport, Jean-Louis-Borloo. The two recorders, key to helping determine what happened to the Air France plane that plunged into the ocean on May 31, will only continue to emit signals for another eight days or so.
The Airbus A330 plane fell into the Atlantic after running into thunderstorms en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 people aboard were killed. The cause of the crash remains unclear.
The French air accident investigation agency, BEA, said yesterday that "no signals transmitted by the flight recorders' locator beacons have been validated up to now."
The BEA said work is continuing "aimed at eliminating any doubts related to any sounds that may be heard, and any findings will be made public."
Last week, BEA director Paul-Louis Arslanian warned against any unconfirmed leaks in the investigation, saying they could mislead the public and unnecessarily worry or encourage families.
Le Monde said a mini research submarine, the Nautile, was used on Monday to search for the boxes based on a "very weak signal" from the flight recorders.
French military spokesman Christophe Prazuck said he could not confirm or deny the Le Monde report. French air accident investigators and officials with the French marine institute that operates the mini-sub, Ifremer, could not be reached for comment.
Brazilian and American officials said that as of Sunday evening no signals from the black boxes had been picked up.
Searchers from Brazil, France, the United States and other countries are methodically scanning the surface and depths of the Atlantic for signs of the plane.
The black boxes send out a tapping sound that can be heard up to 2 kilometers away.
The official and French investigators denied a report on the Website of French newspaper Le Monde that the ships had picked up a signal from the black boxes.
French military ships searching in the area where the plane crashed have "heard sounds" but "the black boxes have not been detected," said an aide to France's minister in charge of transport, Jean-Louis-Borloo. The two recorders, key to helping determine what happened to the Air France plane that plunged into the ocean on May 31, will only continue to emit signals for another eight days or so.
The Airbus A330 plane fell into the Atlantic after running into thunderstorms en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 people aboard were killed. The cause of the crash remains unclear.
The French air accident investigation agency, BEA, said yesterday that "no signals transmitted by the flight recorders' locator beacons have been validated up to now."
The BEA said work is continuing "aimed at eliminating any doubts related to any sounds that may be heard, and any findings will be made public."
Last week, BEA director Paul-Louis Arslanian warned against any unconfirmed leaks in the investigation, saying they could mislead the public and unnecessarily worry or encourage families.
Le Monde said a mini research submarine, the Nautile, was used on Monday to search for the boxes based on a "very weak signal" from the flight recorders.
French military spokesman Christophe Prazuck said he could not confirm or deny the Le Monde report. French air accident investigators and officials with the French marine institute that operates the mini-sub, Ifremer, could not be reached for comment.
Brazilian and American officials said that as of Sunday evening no signals from the black boxes had been picked up.
Searchers from Brazil, France, the United States and other countries are methodically scanning the surface and depths of the Atlantic for signs of the plane.
The black boxes send out a tapping sound that can be heard up to 2 kilometers away.
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