Crash near the Canary Islands
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Cae un avión al mar frente a la costa de Gran Canaria
YIRA ARREDONDO Especial para EL MUNDO Lanzarote
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El Servicio de Emergencias de Canarias ha informado de la caída al mar de un avión a dos millas de la costa de Gran Canaria, a la altura de la localidad de Jinámar. Se desconoce el número de pasajeros que iban a bordo.
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El Servicio de Emergencias de Canarias ha informado de la caída al mar de un avión a dos millas de la costa de Gran Canaria, a la altura de la localidad de Jinámar. Se desconoce el número de pasajeros que iban a bordo.
An aircraft has crashed 2 miles from the coast of GC close to Jinamar. The number of pax on board is not known.
Se desconoce la compañía aérea a la que pertenece el aparato y el número de pasajeros que van a bordo
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BBC Radio 5 Live has also given a News Flash around 3.17pm reporting an aircraft has crashed in to the sea en route to or from the Canary Islands. No further details of any kind as yet.
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Sky now saying its actually a vessel of some sort-not an aircraft.
Crazy reporting practice to release this sort of info before any facts known?
Must have been seriously worrying for anyone having family/crew heading that way!
Crazy reporting practice to release this sort of info before any facts known?
Must have been seriously worrying for anyone having family/crew heading that way!
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Idiot reporters? Quite a ridiculous thing to say on a thread which is doing exactly the same.
Make that two threads: One saying "aircraft down", the other saying "crash".
What's that about rushing to break news before checking facts? Jeez.
Make that two threads: One saying "aircraft down", the other saying "crash".
What's that about rushing to break news before checking facts? Jeez.
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Ship Mistaken For Plane Crash In Gran Canaria
So a false alarm telling us only that some journalists do not know the difference between a plane and a ship. It is of course possible there may turn out to be a news event of some kind involving a ship off the coast of Gran Canaria........
EDIT:- BBC Radio 5 Live now also confirming at 3.30pm that "Spanish emergency services staff mistook a ship in the sea for an aeroplane"
Ship Mistaken For Plane Crash In Gran Canaria
3:25pm UK, Thursday 27 March 2014
The Canary Islands lie off the coast of north west Africa.
Emergency services have mistaken a shipping vessel for a plane crash near Gran Canaria, it has emerged.
More follows...
3:25pm UK, Thursday 27 March 2014
The Canary Islands lie off the coast of north west Africa.
Emergency services have mistaken a shipping vessel for a plane crash near Gran Canaria, it has emerged.
More follows...
EDIT:- BBC Radio 5 Live now also confirming at 3.30pm that "Spanish emergency services staff mistook a ship in the sea for an aeroplane"