K2 Airways Wreckage Found 155 Nautical Miles Off Karachi as Search Continues for 5 Crew
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Updated · WRAL News · Jul 8
K2 Airways Wreckage Found 155 Nautical Miles Off Karachi as Search Continues for 5 Crew
3 articles · Updated · WRAL News · Jul 8
Summary
Pakistani navy and civilian teams recovered wreckage of the missing K2 Airways cargo plane in the Arabian Sea after about 12 hours of searching, but all five crew members remain missing.
Radar data showed the aircraft sharply changed heading and rapidly descended before radio and radar contact was lost at 9:21 p.m., about 155 nautical miles west of Karachi, after it reported a navigational system problem.
Rough monsoon seas and the vast search area are hampering rescue efforts, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered all available resources deployed.
K2 Airways said the plane had flown from Sharjah and identified the missing crew, as investigators still work to determine why the aircraft disappeared.