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Indian Navy aircraft crashes off coast of western state, 2 officers missing

Xinhua, March 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

A surveillance aircraft of the Indian Navy crashed in the Arabian Sea off the coast of the western state of Goa late Tuesday night, a senior defense official said Wednesday.

While one of the three Navy officers who were on board has been rescued, two officers are still missing and a massive search operation is underway to find them, he said on condition of anonymity.

"The mishap happened around 11 p.m. (local time) Tuesday when the Dornier aircraft was on a routine sortie," the official said.

A probe has been ordered into the incident, he added. Endi