Daliath. Posted February 3, 2019 Posted February 3, 2019 An underwater search for the missing plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot is under way. Cardiff City's new signing disappeared with pilot David Ibbotson over the English Channel on 21 January. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said its Geo Ocean III vessel arrived on Sunday morning to the search area. Together with a privately-funded vessel, it is conducting sonar surveys off Guernsey. The AAIB said its search was expected to last three days, while the private search will continue "until the plane is located". It prompted a privately-funded search to be set-up, with £324,000 was raised in an online appeal. Sala's family arrived on Guernsey following his disappearance and were taken to see the area, circling the island of Alderney. Mr Mearns said both vessels would divide their search area in half, looking for "wreckage" and a "debris field" in a depth of 60-120m (196-390ft). "We will continue to work until the plane is located," he said.
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