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French Ship Ends Search Effort for EgyptAir Plane Remains

Thursday, June 16, 2016 5:03 am | < 1 Minute Read
PARIS (AP) —
The French Navy's EV Jacoubet prepares to leave the Mediterranean port of Toulon, France, May 20, 2016 in this picture taken and released on Friday by the French Navy SIRPA Marine, to take part in a search operation of the EgyptAir passenger plane. Courtesy Marine Nationale/SIRPA/Stephane Dzioba/Handout via Reuters ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
The French Navy’s EV Jacoubet prepares to leave the Mediterranean port of Toulon, France, May 20, to take part in a search operation of the EgyptAir passenger plane. (Marine Nationale/SIRPA/Stephane Dzioba/Handout via Reuters)

A French naval ship is leaving the search for the remains of an EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean, now that another specialized undersea search vessel is in the area and has located wreckage.

A French Navy official said Thursday that the Laplace has finished its mission in agreement with Egyptian authorities. The Laplace detected signals from one of the plane’s flight recorders last month.

Another ship, the John Lethbridge, operated by U.S. company Deep Ocean Search, arrived Sunday. Egyptian authorities said Wednesday the ship had spotted and obtained images from the wreckage under water.

The Paris-Cairo flight crashed May 19 between the Greek island of Crete and the Egyptian coast, killing all 66 people aboard. The cause of the crash remains unclear.

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