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Five crew remain missing after plane wreckage found in Pakistan

Five crew remain missing after plane wreckage found in Pakistan

Summary

A private cargo plane, a Boeing 737 operated by K2 Airways, went missing off the coast of Pakistan while traveling from Karachi to Sharjah. After a 12-hour search, the wreckage was found, but five crew members are still missing.

Key Facts

  • The plane lost contact with air traffic controllers on Tuesday at 21:21 local time (16:21 GMT).
  • It reported a navigation system problem just before descending rapidly.
  • The wreckage was found 53 nautical miles south of Ormara, a port town on the Arabian Sea coast.
  • Ormara is about 360 kilometers (223 miles) west of Karachi, where the flight started.
  • Search and rescue efforts involved both air and sea resources.
  • The plane was a Boeing 737 operated by the private airline K2 Airways.
  • Five crew members remain missing after the crash.
  • The last major aviation accident in Pakistan was in 2020, involving a passenger plane crash near Karachi.
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