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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.The Maximiliano remains in the area collecting debris in coordination with Chilean authorities, Brazil's defense ministry said. SOUND BITES: JOSE FERNANDEZ, THE GOVERNOR OF THE CHILEAN REGION OF MAGALLANES (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: "On the afternoon of today (Wednesday) the Air Force informed a news that shocked us, which was the findings of bodies in the Drake Passage as well as part of the fuselage that belongs to the wrecked plane, which is the C130 of the Chilean Air Force."
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