Freight ship finds several bodies of TU-154 crash victims

MOSCOW. Oct 4 (Interfax-AVN) - Several bodies of people killed in a TU-154 Careless plane crash in the Black Sea have been recovered by a freight ship directed to the crash area by the Novorossiysk Rescue Center.

The ship has been active in the area since 16.25 Moscow time (1225 GMT), the head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry's North Caucasus regional center said in an NTV broadcast.

The crew have seen objects from the plane and its debris afloat in the crash area. Two MI-8 Hip helicopters have also arrived at the scene.