EDIS Number: VI-20150326-47486-IND
Date / time: 26/03/2015 04:31:59 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Asia
Country: India
State/County: State of Goa
Location: [Coastal area]
Number of Deads: N/A
Number of Injured: N/A
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: 2 person(s)
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Minor
Description:
Two crew members are missing after an Indian navy plane crashed into the sea off the western state of Goa. The navy said the plane, a Dornier surveillance aircraft, was on a routine flight when it went down late on Tuesday. The cause is not known. One crew member was rescued and a search operation has been launched for the missing two, navy spokesman Rahul Sinha said in a statement. It is the latest in a series of mishaps for the Indian military.
