Posted on 01/24/2010 9:43:22 PM PST by ColdOne
BEIRUT, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Rescue workers have located the crash site of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that went down just off the Lebanese coast on Monday, Lebanon's Transport Minister Ghazi al-Aridi said.
"(The crash) site has been identified three-and-a-half km (two miles) west of the (coastal) village of Na'ameh," Aridi told reporters at Beirut international airport.
He said search and rescue operations were under way but refused to give any further details. He also said it was too early to say what caused the crash but confirmed the plane took off from Beirut international airport in stormy weather
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UPDATE (More details at link):
http://avherald.com/h?article=4264b8d5&opt=0
“Crash: Ethiopian Airlines B738 near Beirut on Jan 25th 2010, lost height after takeoff and impacted Mediterranean”
By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Jan 25th 2010 07:48Z, last updated Monday, Jan 25th 2010 10:26Z
SNIPPET: “An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration ET-AMZ performing flight ET-409 from Beirut (Lebanon) to Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) with 82 passengers and 8 crew, departed Beirut around 2:35L (00:35Z) when the airplane lost height and impacted the Mediterranean Sea about 2nm off the coast of Naameh and about 4nm southsouthwest of the airport.”
“A thunderstorm system was moving into Lebanon at the time. Airport Officials confirmed, the airplane was taking off in stormy weather, and continued, that the airplane has been hit by lightning.
Witnesses on the ground at Naameh reported having seen the airplane being hit by multiple lightnings.”
Amish? Did you say Amish? They really have to be watched! /s
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