Egyptian Submarine Searching for Black Box of Flight 804

On June 22, Egypt sent a submarine to the Mediterranean Sea to locate the black box of its crashed Airbus, despite various possibilities surrounding the deadly incident from the previous week, the cause of the aircraft's fall remains unclear. The EgyptAir Airbus A320, with 66 passengers, crashed last Thursday on its route from Paris to Cairo shortly after entering its national airspace, resulting in the loss of all passengers from Egypt, France, and several other countries. Before the crash, the aircraft had suddenly and significantly reduced its altitude. Prior to the crash, it was reported that the flight was on its main air route at an altitude of 33,000 feet in a state known as 'cruise.' Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, in his initial reaction to the incident on Thursday, spoke cautiously about the reasons or possible scenarios for the aircraft's fall. Mr. Sisi stated, 'There is no specific scenario that we can rely on at the moment... [currently] any scenario is possible.' The submarine that has joined the search operation belongs to Egypt's Ministry of Oil and has been sent 300 kilometers north of Alexandria port. Alongside Egypt, ships and aircraft from Britain, Cyprus, Greece, France, and the United States are participating in the search operation for bodies and remnants of the aircraft. For searchers, the black box of the aircraft is of particular importance as it can play a key role in finding answers to the recent deadly incident. The black box records and stores conversations and information inside the cockpit. According to reports, the crashed aircraft had sent automatic signals regarding the presence of smoke in the cockpit before disappearing from radar. The Associated Press also reports that investigators are questioning the crew at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and investigating the passenger list of the aircraft. Since the crash of a Russian plane on the route from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg last October, Egyptian aviation has been under special security measures. The 'Islamic State' claimed responsibility for the crash of the Russian Airbus 321 with 224 passengers. There are predictions that the crash of the EgyptAir Airbus will further impact the tourism industry in the country, which has already faced downturns due to political tensions, security issues, and attacks and bombings by Islamists. In this context, the Egyptian army found pieces of the wreckage of the Egyptian aircraft.