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		</div><p>Work is continuing on the operation to recover the body located in the wreck of the plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, investigators have said.</p>
<p>The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) announced on Tuesday evening that it is using remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to try and recover the body.</p>
<p>A decision will then be made on whether to attempt to recover the aircraft, which is 67m underwater 21 miles off the coast of Guernsey in the English Channel.</p>
<p>A spokesman for the AAIB said on Wednesday morning: “The operation is ongoing and we do not have an update at the moment.”</p>
<p>The remains of the plane were discovered on Sunday evening. It had disappeared on January 21 as it travelled from Nantes in France to Cardiff.</p>
<p><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/8B9473E1-1CCE-4476-B38F-FBB647B13F17.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-125463" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/8B9473E1-1CCE-4476-B38F-FBB647B13F17.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="337" /></a></p>
<p>The AAIB said previously that the work of the ROVs has been hampered by the difficult tidal conditions around the Channel Islands.</p>
<p>The plane had requested to descend before it lost contact with Jersey air traffic control.</p>
<p>An official search operation was called off on January 24 after Guernsey’s harbour master David Barker said the chances of survival following such a long period were “extremely remote”.</p>
<p>The remains of the aircraft were tracked down by a team co-ordinated by ocean scientist David Mearns, who has located some of the most elusive wrecks in the world.</p>
<p>Mr Mearns – known as the “Shipwreck Hunter” – and his team located the aircraft within two hours of commencing their search.</p>
<p>He told the Press Association the discovery had been so quick because the team had been looking for a static object rather than in a dynamic environment searching for survivors.</p>
<figure id="attachment_125462" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-125462" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AA1E5AC1-AD6E-4D73-82EC-B9CFB94654A6.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-125462" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AA1E5AC1-AD6E-4D73-82EC-B9CFB94654A6.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="364" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-125462" class="wp-caption-text">The plane was located by a team co-ordinated by ‘Shipwreck Hunter’ David Mearns</figcaption></figure>
<p>“No-one should walk away with the impression that the Coastguard and also the Channel Islands air search did anything other than a professional job,” he said.</p>
<p>Mr Mearns, who has been in close contact with the Sala family, welcomed the decision by the AAIB to attempt to recover the body.</p>
<p>He tweeted on Tuesday evening: “This is most welcome news from the AAIB, and now we wish the SALMO and GEO OCEAN III team has the best possible conditions for a successful recovery.”</p>
<p>“SALMO” is the Government’s Salvage and Marine Operations department – the team responsible for physically recovering wrecks working in partnership with the AAIB.</p>
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