Monday, December 19, 2005

14 Said Killed in Plane Crash Off Miami



'MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - A seaplane carrying 20 people crashed off Miami Beach within sight of the city's high-rises Monday, killing at least 14 of those aboard, authorities said. Scuba divers and rescuers in speedboats struggled to find survivors. The Chalk's Ocean Airways plane went down around 2:30 p.m. in a narrow channel used by cruise ships, crashing on takeoff from Miami on a flight to the island of Bimini in the Bahamas, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown said.

Coast Guard spokesman Dana Warr said at least 14 bodies were recovered. Rescue crews saw no immediate signs of any survivors. Three infants were aboard the plane, authorities said.

Because of witness reports of an explosion before the propeller-driven twin-engine Turbine Mallard went down, the FBI sent agents to assist in the investigation, but there was no immediate indication of terrorism or sabotage, said Judy Orihuela, spokeswoman for the FBI's Miami field office."
BreitBart
The radio just said that there were no survivors, and I have no idea where drudge got that picture, but there have been reports all day about people seeing the plane explode in the air before crashing off of government cut. No idea what caused the explosion.

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