A seabed search for the missing plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot could start on Sunday. Two vessels will conduct sonar surveys off Guernsey, said David Mearns who is coordinating part of the search. Argentine Sala, 28, and Mr Ibbotson, 59, from Crowle, North Lincolnshire, were travelling from Nantes, where Sala previously played, when the flight was lost. They plan to search an area covering two square miles about 24 nautical miles north of Guernsey. Mearns said both vessels would divide the search area in half, looking for “wreckage” and a “debris field” in a depth of 60-120m (196-390ft).

Source: Punch February 02, 2019 23:03 UTC