&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Taiwan deploys full rescue assets in search for F-16V pilot who ejected into sea during training")
Taiwan on Wednesday (Jan 7) said that its air force continues its intensive search for a missing F-16V pilot after he parachuted into the sea off the coast of eastern Taiwan on Monday evening. The single-seat fighter jet, aircraft number 6700, took off from the Hualien Air Base at 6.17 pm for a routine training mission. Just over an hour later, at 7.29 pm, the pilot, Captain Hsin (full name not disclosed), ejected from the aircraft roughly 10 miles east of Fengbin Township in Hualien, according to initial military reports. The aircraft lost contact shortly before the ejection. The cause of the incident has not yet been made public.
Also read | Taiwan launches extensive search after F-16V pilot ejects over Eastern Coast during training
Search effort expands overnight
Ma Shiyuan, deputy minister of Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior, said all available rescue assets were placed on standby as soon as the alert was received. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Ma said nighttime search and rescue operations were carried out but did not yield results.
He added that they will further expand cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence and the Coast Guard, noting that the number of search sorties will continue to increase. Ma said authorities were hoping for the pilot’s safe return.
Previously, upon hearing about the incident, Premier Cho Jung-tai had contacted Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo. Executive Yuan spokesperson Michelle Lee said that the premier organised a joint effort with various government agencies to quickly deploy rescue resources.
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The Ministry of National Defense and the National Airborne Service Corps sent C-130 transport planes and Sea Gull helicopters to help search in the area off the coast of Hualien. The Coast Guard also sent ships, and the Fisheries Agency asked local fishing boats to join the search. Currently, several agencies are working together to find Captain Hsin in the waters east of Fengbin Township.
