BLACK BOXES IN BLACK SEA AIR CRASH LOCATED, OFFICIAL SAYS
RIA Novosti, Russia
May 11 2006
SOCHI, May 11 (RIA Novosti) – The flight recorders of an Airbus that
crashed into the Black Sea last week killing 113 people have been
located to within 5 meters, a rescue operation official said Thursday.
“The location of the black boxes has been established with an accuracy
of 5 meters,” he said.
The official said two measurements had been made using a French
high-precision direction-finding system and confirmed by the Russian
deep-sea Kalmar vessel. He said another Kalmar submersion was scheduled
for Friday.
Russia’s health minister said earlier Thursday the government would
pay 100,000 rubles ($3,700) to families of people killed in the crash.
On May 4, the head of Armavia said all passengers had been insured and
their families would receive $20,000 each, and the Armenian government
promised compensation worth $3,400.
The Airbus, owned by Armenia’s Armavia airline, crashed in stormy
weather near the Russian resort of Sochi on May 3.