Plane crash off Sicily kills 13

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Updated: Saturday, 6

August 2005, 22:20 GMT 23:20 UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plane

crash off Sicily kills 13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The plane was

headed to the Tunisian island of Djerba

 

 

 

At

least 13 people were killed when a Tunisian passenger plane made an emergency

landing in the sea off the Italian island of Sicily.

There were 39 passengers and crew on board the plane operated by

a subsidiary of Tunisair, Tuninter.

Twenty-three have been rescued, with many of them seriously

injured. Three are still missing.

The plane was on its way from the southern Italian town of Bari to the

Tunisian resort island of Djerba.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4127636.stm

 

6 AUG 2005

Time: ca 15:40 local time

Type: ATR-72-202

Operator: Tuninter

Registration: TS-LBB

Msn / C/n: 258

Year built: 1991

Crew: ? fatalities / 4 on board

Passengers: ? fatalities /

35 on board

Total: 10+ fatalities / 39 on board

 

Airplane damage: Written off

Location: 26 km NE off Palermo (Italy)

Phase: En route

Nature: Internatinal Non-Scheduled

Passenger

Departure airport: Bari-Palese Airport (BRI)

Destination airport: Djerba-Melita Airport (DJE)

Flight number: 1153

A Tuninter ATR was en route from Bari, Italy to Djerba, Tunisia when

the aircraft reportedly developed engine problems. At 15:24 the

crew contacted Palermo for an emergency landing. They

did not make it to Palermo and

ditched in the sea around 15:40. Some 22

persons are said to have been rescued by coast guard vessels. Ten people are

confirmed to have died and seven are still missing.

Weather at the Palermo airport at 15:50 was

reported as: LICJ 061350Z 32008KT 9999 FEW025 28/16 Q1013= (Wind 320 degrees at

8 kts, visibility >10km 0-2 oktas cloud at 2500ft, temperature 28deg C, dewpoint

16deg C, QNH 1013hPa).

Source: ANSA,

Reuters, ANSV.

 

Dear List Members,

 

In Tunisie chart, the operational dasha is Me/Ju/Ma/Sa/Ra.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Italy

chart, dasha is Ra/Ju/Mo/Ra/Ve.

 

 

 

 

 

Best wishes,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

satva

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jorge Angelino

 

 

Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica

Perpétua Azeitonense, 29

2925-598 Azeitão

Portugal

 

 

 

 

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