Beacon from Egypt crash detected

Cairo, May 27 

A French vessel that joined the search for the EgyptAir plane which crashed last week killing all 66 people on board arrived today in the crash area, as Egyptian officials said search teams in the Mediterranean have picked up a beacon believed to be from the doomed aircraft.

According to Egyptian security officials, the French ship is carrying equipment that can find flight data and cockpit voice recorders - the so-called "black boxes." French officials could not be immediately reached to confirm the ship's whereabouts.

Meanwhile, the chief investigator in Egypt said search teams in the Mediterranean have picked up a beacon believed to be from the EgyptAir Flight 804. — AP