LATEST: Searchers using planes, ships and satellites were continuing to comb Antarctic seas Tuesday, searching for a Chilean Air Force transport plane carrying 38 people that vanished en route to a base on the frozen continent.
The three civilian passengers included a 24-year-old who was embarking on a research project and two employees of a private company. One passenger was a woman.
Drake's Passage, the sea between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica, is infamous for severe weather conditions, including ferocious storms. But the Air Force said late Monday that the weather was good when the plane began its flight, or the mission would not have been carried out. The aircraft would have been about halfway to the Antarctic base when it lost contact, Mosqueira said, adding that no emergency signals had been activated. On Tuesday crews encountered low visibility and waves up to 6 meters high.
While the missing plane is more than 40 years old, “Well maintained, the age of the airplane should not necessarily be a problem,” Cox said. “A well-maintained airplane can fly 50-plus years. They’re designed that way.”
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