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Chennai/Nagpur: A Coastguard Dornier aircraft with three crew members on board is missing since Monday night off the coast of Chennai.
The aircraft took off from Chennai at 5:30 PM yesterday and lost contact at around 10 PM in Tiruchirapalli.
A search operation has been launched to trace the missing aircraft.
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The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard have launched an extensive search and rescue operation in the area.
Four Navy and five Coast Guard ships and one P8-I aircraft have been pressed into action to trace the missing plane.
Coast Guard sources said the aircraft was on a routine surveillance sortie over sea when it went missing.
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