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You are looking
at the first piece of debris...
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to wash ashore
from Volée Air flight 180...
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which erupted shortly after
a 9.25 p.m. takeoff...
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from John F. Kennedy Airport
in New York.
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There are no known survivors.
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Coast Guard and naval
search and rescue efforts...
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are continuing
at this moment...
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even as jet fuel burns
on the ocean's surface.
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Authorities are pessimistic
about the possibility...
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of finding anyone alive
from the ill-fated flight.
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All 287 passengers
are feared dead.
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Amongst the travellers...
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a class of forty students
and four teachers...
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from Mount Abraham High School
in south-east New York...
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en route to Paris
on a field trip.
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There are reports
several students...
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were removed from the aircraft
moments before departure...
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however, investigators
remain guarded...
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about the specifics
of this incident.
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Authorities from National
Transportation and Safety...
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and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation...
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have arrived at JFKto begin
the initial investigation.
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Eyewitnesses at the airport,
as well as on Long Island...
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report seeing the plane explode.
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No other aircraft were
visibly near flight 180.
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At JFK,
air traffic controllers...
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are corroborating
these eyewitness accounts.
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After the explosion,
debris apparently rained...
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into the Atlantic Ocean
for several miles.
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Investigators are cautious about
verifying these accounts...
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believing they'll learn more...