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Plane goes missing over Caribbean Plane goes missing over Caribbean
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A plane with at least 11 people on board has gone missing after leaving the Dominican Republic.A plane with at least 11 people on board has gone missing after leaving the Dominican Republic.
Officials say the plane, en route to the Turks and Caicos Islands, sent an emergency signal before disappearing from radar 35 minutes after take-off Officials say the plane sent an emergency signal before disappearing from radar 35 minutes after take-off.
Jose Tomas Perez, director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute, says the US Coast Guard is helping in the search. The plane was believed to be flying to the Turks and Caicos Islands, although some reports said the destination was the Bahamas or New York.
The plane took off on Monday for a flight expected to be about 90 minutes. Jose Tomas Perez, of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute, says the US Coast Guard is helping in the search.
The plane belongs to Atlantis Airlines. The area being searched is about 26km (16 miles) west of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
However, the operation has been hampered by bad weather, the Caribbean Net News reported on Tuesday.
The plane - believed to be a Britton-Norman Islander - belongs to Atlantis Aviation, reports said.
It took off on Monday afternoon from Cibao International Airport, Santiago.