SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten, Aug 12 2015 – A small aircraft crashed into the sea between the islands of Saba and St. Maarten Wednesday afternoon.
The Coast Guard and St. Maarten Sea Rescue set out immediately to search after the crash.
Caribbean News Service (CNS) was told that the pilot was rescued by a nearby yacht that saw the crash. He was taken to hospital.
The plane, belonging to Mountain Air Cargo, which is a contracted carrier for FedEx, has reportedly sunk.
In October last year one man died after a small FedEx aircraft crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Princess Juliana International Airport.
