An Indian air force plane carrying 29 people went missing on Friday on a flight to a remote island chain in the Bay of Bengal, the Defence Ministry said. The AN-32 is a workhorse of the air force, chosen for its ability to operate from short runways. The air force has 101 of the AN-32s that entered service in 1984 and have gone through mid-life upgrades and life extensions since then. The Defence Ministry said the submarine had been deployed to locate transmissions from an emergency locator beacon on the aircraft. Military officials said the weather had been rough in the Bay of Bengal for the last two days during the monsoon season.

Source: Thanhnien News July 22, 2016 14:26 UTC