Some intermittent signals believed to be from the black box of the F-16V aircraft that went missing last week have been detected, but poor sea conditions are preventing vessels from going out to confirm its location, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said today.
Air force Captain Hsin Po-yi (辛柏毅) was piloting the fighter jet when it went missing off the coast of Hualien County during a nighttime training mission on Tuesday last week.
The navy and coast guard have deployed 62 vessels and 16 drones to search for Hsin and the missing aircraft, Koo said prior to a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee today.
Photo: Yu Tai-lang, Taipei Times
The military’s second operational zone has also dispatched 1,206 people to search along the coasts of Hualien and Taitung counties, Koo added, thanking the coast guard, army, navy and air force for their hard work.
The military is continuing its search efforts and has dispatched specialized vessels to locate the missing aircraft’s black box, Koo said.
They have received intermittent signals that need to be confirmed, but the vessels cannot go out to sea until weather conditions improve, he said.
The vessels would leave port and confirm the black box’s location when able, he said, adding that any further developments would be reported.
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