More On Ethiopian Airline Crash

Last February 1, this Blog explained that my son Brett—a side scan sonar operator/technician on a recovery vessel—was searching for the Ethiopian airliner that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after departing Beirut, Lebanon. I promised more details when they came in. Details didn’t come very quickly. Brett has been constantly at sea since that time, and we heard nothing from him. He called from Lebanon yesterday and we finally learned that his ship did find the airliner within a few days after my Blog was posted. After the airliner was found by the ship’s sonar, a robot was sent down to take pictures for positive identification. The area was then mapped by the ship, and Lebanese divers went down and recovered the “black” boxes. I had read in the media about the boxes being found, but no mention was made of Brett’s ship, so I wasn’t at all sure if his ship was involved. Wish I could tell you more, but I don’t know anything else except what is readily available through normal news sources. The only thing else I can say for sure is it that Brett arrived back in the states today—his birthday, BTW—and we look forward to visiting with him during the month he will be here. We’d love to post your comments. Please click the comment tab at the top.