Der kanadische CH-148 Cyclone und die Unfallopfer vom 29. April sollen mit Hilfe der US Navy (NAVSEA, SUPSALV) in ca. 3000 Meter Tiefe des Ionischen Meeres (220 Seemeilen östlich Sizilien, d.h. in etwa südwestlich von
Zakynthos) ab dem 25. Mai per Tauchroboter (
Remora III ROV), eingeschifft auf der
EDT Hercules von Souda (Kreta) aus geborgen werden. Die Rekorder aus dem Heckausleger hat man bereits. Der crash ereignete sich in Sichtweite von HMCS Fredericton im Landeanflug als der Helikopter unvermittelt aus wenigen 100 Fuß mit der Nase ins Meer eintauchte. Alle Cyclones sind derzeit gegrounded.
cbc:
ZITAT
The CH-148 Cyclone helicopter has what the air force calls a "triple redundant" flight control system — and during a 2017 training mission off Nova Scotia, all three of those computers momentarily failed at once. It was a major software glitch, alarming enough to ground the fleet for nine weeks. [...] What wasn't fully revealed at the time, the sources said, was the fact that all three interconnected computers inexplicably reset themselves — something that could have led to a catastrophic crash. [...] One defence expert now says that incident may prove to be vitally important as investigators probe the cause of last month's Cyclone crash in the Ionian Sea. [...]
The body of Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough was recovered the day of the crash. Partial remains belonging to Capt. Brenden Ian MacDonald also have been retrieved. Still missing are the remains of Capt. Kevin Hagen, Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins, Sub-Lt. Matthew Pyke and Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin.
ottawacitizen:
ZITAT
the Cyclone was conducting a high-speed, low altitude pass near HMCS Fredericton when the crash happened. They said the reason for the flypast was so photographs could be taken of the helicopter. [...] The helicopter completed the pass and was preparing to land when it crashed close to the frigate. The crash was close enough to be witnessed by those on board HMCS Fredericton.
cbc:
ZITAT
It had passed the ship after taking photos and was repositioning to conduct what's known as a "deck hoist" operation — the lifting and lowering of personnel and equipment by the aircraft — when the crash occurred, he added. Modules from the flight data recorders were found almost immediately after the accident, but they are designed to break away from the aircraft and float to the surface.
nationalpost:
ZITAT
Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau: “Speed in this search and recovery is very important for a number of reasons. The first is for the families. The second relates to our CAF ethos: We do not leave our fallen behind. And the third reason is because the environment will degrade evidence over time.”
[...] The plan is to use a specialized U.S. Navy drone launched from a civilian supply ship once both are near the crash site, where the hope is that the Cyclone’s locator beacon will still be working.
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