Ethiopian Airlines Crash Update
Assistance for Lebanese authorities tasked with investigating the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET409 will come in many forms. According to reports, the U.S. has pledged to help with the search and rescue mission by dispatching the U.S.S. Rammage, a guided missile destroyer, and a P-3 aircraft to the area. They are scheduled to arrive later in the week, according to reports.
Another report said that a British Royal Air Force helicopter based in Cyprus is already participating in the search and rescue effort.
In addition, according to Ethiopian Airlined chief executive Ato Girma Wake, a team of eight people from a British crisis management company specializing in airline incidents, Blake Emergency Services, is also en route to Beiruit.
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was carrying citizens of many different countries. The passenger list reportedly included two Britons, 51 Lebanese, 23 Ethiopians and one person each from Canada, Russia, France, Syria, Iraq and Turkey.