Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-02-10
Authorities have detected the black box signal of a Black Hawk helicopter which went
Aviation Safety Council (ASC) official Chang Wen-huan (center) talks about the black box signal that investigators detected Saturday at a depth of about 800m. (CNA photo)
missing late last Monday night.
The helicopter was transporting a medical patient and five others from Orchid Island to the main island of Taiwan when it disappeared. Officials say it dropped off of radar screens about three minutes after takeoff.
The Aviation Safety Council (ASC) detected a signal on Saturday morning, at a depth of about 800 meters underwater near the place where the helicopter took off.
An official with the Aviation Safety Council says the next step is to try to get a more precise reading on the location. Then they will send an unmanned underwater vehicle down to look for the missing helicopter.
The official said that it’s difficult to get a precise reading at a depth of 800m, so it is hard to estimate how long the process will take. [SOURCE]