Chennai: With still no signs of a Dornier aircraft of the Coast Guard, which went missing with three crew members on Monday night, a submarine is now heading towards the Tamil Nadu coast to join search operations.
The submarine and two other highly-specialised ships with Sound Navigation And Ranging (SONAR) technology will scan for debris under the water.
"These submarines have under water search capabilities which would make it much easier to locate if there's any debris below the sea," SP Sharma, Commander Coast Guard Region (East) told NDTV.
The Navy and Coast Guard have extended their search by around 125 kilometres from the coast off Karaikal to Chennai. "The wind movement is towards this side and we've positioned ourselves here so we could locate any wreckage that may move this way," Mr Sharma added.
Fifteen ships belonging to both the Coast Guard and the Indian Navy are already a part of the search mission, in addition to the advanced Boeing Poseidon P81 surveillance aircrafts, which are known for their maritime surveillance capability.
10/06/15 J Sam Daniel Stalin/NDTV
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The submarine and two other highly-specialised ships with Sound Navigation And Ranging (SONAR) technology will scan for debris under the water.
"These submarines have under water search capabilities which would make it much easier to locate if there's any debris below the sea," SP Sharma, Commander Coast Guard Region (East) told NDTV.
The Navy and Coast Guard have extended their search by around 125 kilometres from the coast off Karaikal to Chennai. "The wind movement is towards this side and we've positioned ourselves here so we could locate any wreckage that may move this way," Mr Sharma added.
Fifteen ships belonging to both the Coast Guard and the Indian Navy are already a part of the search mission, in addition to the advanced Boeing Poseidon P81 surveillance aircrafts, which are known for their maritime surveillance capability.
10/06/15 J Sam Daniel Stalin/NDTV
