China says black box from crashed plane ‘highly likely’ to be cockpit recorder

Rescuers work at the site where a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane, flight MU5735, crashed in Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, in this still image taken from a footage March 22, 2022. Video taken March 22, 2022. CGTN via REUTERS TV Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comWUZHOU, China, March 23 (Reuters) – China’s aviation authority said on Wednesday the black box retrieved from the site of the China Eastern Airlines plane crash is a cockpit voice recorder according to an early assessment.The data storage units in the black box are relatively complete despite some damage, Zhu Tao, an official with the Civil Aviation Administration of China, told a media briefing.The black box is being sent to Beijing, Zhu said.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comReporting by Martin Quin Pollard; Additional reporting by Meg Shen and Twinnie Siu in Hong Kong; writing by Ryan Woo; editing by Andrew HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.