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Members of the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) are hoping that data collected from a special aircraft belonging to CGX Energy Inc. will provide information to help locate the Air Services Limited (ASL) Britten Norman Islander that went missing 10 days ago.Search-and-rescue teams are still traversing the Mahdia Potaro/Siparuni Region Eight location for missing pilot Captain Nicky Persaud and 51-year-old cargo handler David Bisnauth. Contact was lost with the men minutes after their aircraft left Mahdia to go to Karisparu with construction material.Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Zulphicar Mohamed told Kaieteur News yesterday that the CGX craft was employed in the search for the missing plane. He said the plane is designed to detect large masses of metal. Trials were conducted at the Ogle International Airport before the plane was sent out to search areas of interest. It was tested to see if the plane would have picked up imagery (metal mass) similar to the missing craft. It was then deployed to search areas where information was collected.The plane conducted searches on Monday and the data is being analysed.In the meantime,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China, ground and other aerial searches are ongoing. Numerous persons are involved,Wholesale Jerseys From China, including volunteers. The RCC is located at the Timehri Control Tower at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).The body comprises several agencies including the Guyana Defence Force’s Special Forces, GCAA and CJIA. Bad weather has been an issue for rescuers, along with the densely-forested and mountainous area where search efforts are continuing.(Zena Henry) |
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