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Brazil Ends Hunt for Flight 447 Victims

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 26, 2009 8:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Brazil's Navy and Air Force gave up their search for Air France Flight 447 victims today, citing the difficulty of finding bodies and wreckage 25 days after the crash, Reuters reports. "It's already been nine days without seeing any bodies," a Brazilian officer said. French ships will remain, seeking black boxes that may help solve the mystery of the crash. Fifty-one bodies and 600 pieces of wreckage have been recovered so far.

In this photo released by Brazil's Navy, a Brazilian Navy diver stands on a piece of debris of the Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean, Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
In this photo released by Brazil's Navy, a Brazilian Navy diver stands on a piece of debris of the Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic Ocean, Wednesday, June 17, 2009.   (AP Photo/Brazil's Navy)
Military officers stand guard as workers unload debris, belonging to crashed Air France flight AF447, in the port of Recife, northeast of Brazil, Sunday, June 14, 2009.
Military officers stand guard as workers unload debris, belonging to crashed Air France flight AF447, in the port of Recife, northeast of Brazil, Sunday, June 14, 2009.   (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
In this file photo released by Brazil's Air Force, Brazil's Navy sailors recover debris from the missing Air France jet at the Atlantic Ocean, Monday, June 8, 2009.
In this file photo released by Brazil's Air Force, Brazil's Navy sailors recover debris from the missing Air France jet at the Atlantic Ocean, Monday, June 8, 2009.   (AP Photo/Brazil's Air Force, File)
In this photo released by Brazil's Navy, pieces of debris of the Air France Flight 447 are seen on the Brazil's navy ship Caboclo, at the port of Recife, Brazil, Friday, June 19, 2009.
In this photo released by Brazil's Navy, pieces of debris of the Air France Flight 447 are seen on the Brazil's navy ship Caboclo, at the port of Recife, Brazil, Friday, June 19, 2009.   (AP Photo/Brazil's Navy/HO)
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BeatBlaster
Jun 27, 2009 1:51 AM CDT
That sea be a harsh mistress! May all of those who perished rest in peace.

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