Eight bodies of the Casa 212 crew that crashed near the Bach Long Vy Island in the northern city of Hai Phong two weeks ago have been recovered, an army official said Tuesday.
Vice Admiral Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, said that search teams found two more bodies on June 28 and all eight bodies were taken to shore on late that day.
"Now all efforts will focus on looking for the body of the last crew member," Minh said
Ealier, the bodies of four other crew members were recovered on June 23 and 24.
Two more bodies and the black boxes of the plane were retrieved on June 27, about 20 nautical miles southeast of Bach Long Vi island.
The Ministry of Defense is working with experts to analyse the black box and debris to find out the cause of the crash.
Speaking with DTiNews on June 22, Lai Xuan Thanh, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said that Airbus, the maker of the sea patrol plane, would co-operate with the ministry to identify the reasons behind the incident.
"The company will provide human resources, equipment, technical and financial support for Vietnam to analyse the causes of the crash," Thanh said.