UPDATE: Missing Pilot: NSRI appeals to public to report findings of plane debris
As the search for the missing pilot enters its fifth day, the National Sea Rescue Institute appeals to the public to report any findings of plane debris to relevant authorities
THERE are no new developments in the ongoing search for missing aerobatic pilot Andrew Blackwood-Murray along Durban’s central coastline, after his plane crashed during an aerial display near Suncoast beach last Thursday.
The spokesperson for the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), Craig Lambinon, said, “We are appealing to the public and the maritime community to report any findings of debris – that may be related to the light aircraft accident, along the Durban shoreline and at sea – to Police at 10111, to NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) at 087 094 9774 or on marine VHF radio to Durban Radio (Telkom Maritime Radio Services) or Durban Port Control, so that any findings can be recovered to support the AIID (Accident and Incident Investigation Division) and the police investigation into the catastrophic incident.”
He continued, “Advanced technology and advanced search technology continues to be deployed in the ongoing search. Weather and sea conditions have not been a factor and have not hampered ongoing search efforts.”
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Services involved in the search include police divers (Police Search and Rescue) who are leading the search, supported by aviation and aeronautical authorities, NSRI Durban and NSRI Umhlanga, the SAPS, the Police Air Wing, Police Communications, ARCC (Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre), AIID, SACAA (Civil Aviation Authority), MRCC (Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre), TNPA (Transnet National Ports Authority), Port of Durban Port Control, Telkom Maritime Radio Services, the SA Navy, eThekwini Municipal authorities, eThekwini Metro Police and Metro Police Search and Rescue, eThekwini lifeguards, and assisted by EC Government Health EMS, Government Health Forensic Pathology Services, Netcare 911 ambulance services and Red Line Response ambulance services.
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