Information, 9 May 2011
The French Navy patrol boat La Capricieuse reached the search vessel the Ile de Sein on Saturday 7 May during the morning. It is currently sailing towards the port of Cayenne with the flight recorders, under judicial seal, on board. Also on board are the Investigator-in-Charge, an investigator from CENIPA, the Brazilian equivalent of the BEA, and an Officer of the French judicial police.
The patrol should reach Cayenne by the morning of Wednesday 11 May. The flight recorders will then be transported to the BEA by plane.
Recovery of airplane parts has continued over the past few days, with one engine and the avionics bay, containing onboard computers, having been raised.