THE PLACE OF DECIPHERING THE RECORD BOXES IS NOT KNOWN YET
A1+
[06:00 pm] 24 May, 2006
The search for the record boxes of the plane A-320 lasted 20
days. Today it is over and both boxes are in the Sochi port waiting
to be taken to Moscow.
The deciphering of the record boxes will take place not in France as
it was announced but in Russia, the International Aviation Committee
informs. As "Vesti" reports, head of the Committee Tatiana Anodina
informed about it. Experts of the Aircrash Investigation and Analysis
International Bureau, representatives of the RF Prosecutor's Office
and representatives of all those structures which participated in
the search work will participate in the deciphering.
According to Tatiana Anodina, the first box which was found recorded
the conversations on board. It was in bad condition as it records on
a common tape and lay under the water for a long time. The second
box fixes the information on a digital camera and it ought to be
better preserved.
"The fact that the Russian specialists managed to find the record
boxes is extremely important. This is a unique case. It is the first
one in the international practice when the work was successful in
the rough sea, with a complicated underwater relief," RF Minister of
Transportation Igor Levitin said.
By the way, the information about the deciphering of the record
boxes has been controversial. Different versions have been
circulating. According to one of them, the boxes will be deciphered
in Paris.
A1+
[06:00 pm] 24 May, 2006
The search for the record boxes of the plane A-320 lasted 20
days. Today it is over and both boxes are in the Sochi port waiting
to be taken to Moscow.
The deciphering of the record boxes will take place not in France as
it was announced but in Russia, the International Aviation Committee
informs. As "Vesti" reports, head of the Committee Tatiana Anodina
informed about it. Experts of the Aircrash Investigation and Analysis
International Bureau, representatives of the RF Prosecutor's Office
and representatives of all those structures which participated in
the search work will participate in the deciphering.
According to Tatiana Anodina, the first box which was found recorded
the conversations on board. It was in bad condition as it records on
a common tape and lay under the water for a long time. The second
box fixes the information on a digital camera and it ought to be
better preserved.
"The fact that the Russian specialists managed to find the record
boxes is extremely important. This is a unique case. It is the first
one in the international practice when the work was successful in
the rough sea, with a complicated underwater relief," RF Minister of
Transportation Igor Levitin said.
By the way, the information about the deciphering of the record
boxes has been controversial. Different versions have been
circulating. According to one of them, the boxes will be deciphered
in Paris.