Second MS804 black box found in Med after cockpit recordings discovered yesterday
THE second black box from the doomed EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in May has been recovered, according to authorities.
Investigators found the all-important device the day after a voice recorder was discovered from the cockpit.
Now that the second black box has been recovered, it is hoped that we will find out exactly what happened to flight MS804.
The voice recorder will also provide vital details as to what happened on board the Airbus.
Investigators will be able to listen back to what the pilot and co-pilot were saying to each other in the minutes leading up to the crash.
The first black box was recovered thanks to the deep ocean search ship John Lethbridge.
The special underwater robot was able to retrieve the recordings and the black box for the Egyptian Investigation Committee.
It had to reach depths of almost 10,000 feet to reach the debris.
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The second box was found in the nick of time as, after today, the device would stop emitting a signal for rescuers to follow.
The recording device was broken in pieces when investigators retrieved it yesterday, but experts are still sure that they can get access the audio clips.
Both black boxes are usually found on the plane's tail.
The plane, which was flying from Paris to Cairo, crashed on May 19 after falling into a death spiral above the Med.
The aircraft vanished from the radar before it fell into the sea.
66 people were killed in the tragic incident, including Brit Richard Osman.
Since the mysterious disappearance of the plane, investigators could only speculate as to what caused the plane to crash.
Leaked flight data showed that there was a fire in the bathroom while the plane dropped into a death spiral.
There was also faults with two windows in the cockpit.
Data shows that the plane spun 90 degrees to the left and then turned 360 degrees to the right, plummeting towards the ground.
Investigators still haven't ruled out the possibility that the plane was felled by terrorists.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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