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Chile finds wreckage of plane that crashed en route to Antarctica

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Santiago, Dec 11 (EFE).- The Chilean air force said Wednesday that parts of a plane that crashed en route to Antarctica with 38 people aboard were found in the water near the last known position of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.Bits of foam from the plane's interior were encountered by the crew of Chilean-flagged fishing vessel Antarctic Endeavour in an area 30km (19mi) south of the location of the C-130 before contact was lost, the air force said in a statement.Other pieces of wreckage were spotted by a Brazilian naval vessel assisting in the search for the C-130, the Almirante Maximiliano, in waters roughly 518km (200 nautical miles) from Ushuaia, Argentina. (Camera: CLAUDIO MONGE). SOUND BITES: GENERAL EDUARDO MOSQUEIRA, CHILE'S AIR CHIEF (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: "The Chilean Air Force reported that on Wednesday, December 11, while the search for the wrecked aircraft was being carried out, sponge materials were found floating in the sea 30 kilometers south of the position of the last contact of the C-130. The finding was made by the Chilean flag vessel 'Antarctic Endevour' and would indicate that they could be part of the remains of the sponges of the internal fuel tanks of the C-130."

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