The Pakistani Navy and civilian searchers on Wednesday recovered wreckage believed to be from a Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft that crashed in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday.
Pakistan’s Airports Authority said the debris was located after about 12 hours of searching. Officials are still attempting to locate the main body of the aircraft.
None of the flight’s five crew have been found. K2 Airways, which operated the 737, said Tuesday that the crew consisted of two pilots, two engineers, and one support staffer.
“We continue to pray earnestly for the safety of our colleagues,” the carrier said in a statement.
ABC News of Australia reported that rough seas are complicating the search and recovery effort.
The airplane departed Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and was en route to Karachi when the pilots reported a problem with the navigation system. According to Flightradar24, preliminary ADS-B data shows the 737 experienced a loss of altitude, climbed, and then suddenly descended again from around 34,350 feet. The aircraft was 1,100 feet above sea level when signals were lost.
Pakistani investigators said it is unclear what caused the aircraft to dive so sharply.
