Brazil navy races to pull Air France wreck from sea
In this photo released on June 2, 2009 by the French Defense Ministry, pilots fly a Breguet Atlantique on a search mission. Wreckage spotted in the Atlantic Ocean is "without a doubt" from the Air France jet that disappeared en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro with 228 people on board, Brazil's defence minister said on Tuesday. Photo/ REUTERS
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Distraught relatives give up hope as experts were certain that all aboard died on the flight.
The recorders are designed to send homing signals for up to 30 days when they hit water but many do not float well.
RIO DE JANEIRO
Brazilian navy divers rushed on Wednesday to reach the wreckage of an Air France jet and start the grim job of pulling debris from the Atlantic Ocean, where the plane with 228 people went down in the airline's worst disaster in its 75-year history.
