Yemenia Airbus crash: A ship "Atalanta" participates in the search

(BRUSSELS2) The Italian frigate of the European anti-piracy force "Atalanta", the ITS Maestrale, was diverted to join the search for the Airbus A310-300 of the company Yemenia which crashed at sea off of the Comoros, on the night of Monday to Tuesday. A French Transall dispatched from Réunion - with a doctor, firefighters and divers on board - and a civilian tugboat with two zodiacs from the Foreign Legion, based in the Comoros, were dispatched to the scene. The French frigate Nivôse (well known from this site, for having participated in theOperation Atalanta) - has also been requisitioned and his Panther helicopter should be very useful on the spot. THE
patrolman P400 "La Rieuse", based in Reunion, should also arrive in the area on July 1.

(update: 01/07) Madagascar has sent a patrol vessel the "Atlantsa" which should also arrive on July 1 in the afternoon.

(update: 05/07) The means on site are limited to five boats and two planes, directed from the frigate Nivôse, which arrived on the night of July 1 to 2, and coordinated by the CROSS (Regional Operational Center for Surveillance and Rescue) Of the reunion. In addition to the frigate Nivôse, there is her brother "Le Floréal" (arrived on July 3); the Italian ship Maestrale; the "La Rieuse" patrol boat (in the area since July 1); a tugboat, the Bambo (chartered in Mayotte on June 30), with on board firefighters and legionnaires, and zodiacs. Two planes: an American C130 and a French C160 Transall are available as well as the two Panther helicopters from Nivôse and Floréal. The requisitioned French tuna vessel "Via Mistral" has been released. There are also half a dozen Comorian ships.