Crash near the Canary Islands

[Msunduzi]

Heard something oon the news, but no details.

Any info?

[Jack1985]

Aircraft down near Canary Islands

Plane down near the Canary Islands, unknown aircraft/passengers on-board at this time.

[Capetonian]

Cae un avión al mar frente a la costa de Gran Canaria

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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

The company to wihch the a/c belongs is not known.

[boredaccountant]

Eyewitness please???

Light aircraft or airliner ?????

[DarkStar]

Emergency Services now saying A/c did not hit the sea......

[Msunduzi]

Thanks, I heard it as I was getting out of the car, didn't stop to listen as its pouring down..........


Doesn't sound good, hopefully the outcome will be good.

[Capvermell]

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.

[2dPilot]

Sky saying "Vessel Mistaken for Plane"

[GobonaStick]

Canaries emergency services being quoted as saying false alarm.

[Vspec]

Sky News saying its a mistake Not a crash....

[torquemada60]

It is not a plane crash. Apparently a vessel in some kind of distress. Thanks God!

[Halcyon Days]

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!

[fulham fan]

it's a boat!

[Msunduzi]

False alarm according to the BBC, thankfully

[boredaccountant]

Reuters CONFIRM FALSE ALARM.

A shipping vessel was mistaken for an aircraft in the sea

[coldair]

Idiot reporters, rushing to be the first to break the news, without checking any facts

[GobonaStick]

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.

[Capvermell]

Ship Mistaken For Plane Crash In Gran Canaria

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...

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"

[WorkInProgress]

Halcyon Days

I agree. Journalists and 24hr TV news are in such a frenzy to break a story first that they end up reporting complete rubbish!!
Thank god it was a false alarm

[jolly__jumper]

An on some media were already saying it was a Boeing 737...